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Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World
Singapore

This checklist includes all bird species found in Singapore , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows IOC World Bird Names (2009). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Threatened Birds of the World (Birds to Watch 3).

Bird Checklists of the World is part of Avibase and Bird links to the World, which are designed and maintained by Denis Lepage, and hosted by Bird Studies Canada, which is a co-partner of Birdlife International.

© Denis Lepage 2010

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Sibley & Monroe 1996Howard & Moore 3rd edition (corrigenda 8)Clements 5th edition (updated 2005)Clements 6th edition (updated 2009)Commission internationale pour les noms français d'oiseaux (CINFO 1993)IOC World Bird Names (2009)Oriental Bird Club (2001)
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Country or region: Singapore
Number of species: 383
Number of globally threatened species: 15
Number of introduced species: 16
Date last reviewed: 2006-04-22
See also: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~sunnyeo/CKLIST99.xls

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

King QuailExcalfactoria chinensis
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Wandering Whistling DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
GadwallAnas strepera
Eurasian WigeonAnas penelope
Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
Northern PintailAnas acuta
GarganeyAnas querquedula
Eurasian TealAnas crecca

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelasRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Swinhoe's Storm PetrelOceanodroma monorhis

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Milky StorkMycteria cinereaIntroduced species Vulnerable
Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicusVulnerable

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Von Schrenck's BitternIxobrychus eurhythmus
Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
Black BitternDupetor flavicollis
Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Striated HeronButorides striata
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great-billed HeronArdea sumatrana
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Eastern Great EgretArdea modesta
Intermediate EgretEgretta intermedia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesVulnerable

 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae

Christmas FrigatebirdFregata andrewsiCritically endangered
Great FrigatebirdFregata minorRare/Accidental
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel

 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae

Brown BoobySula leucogaster

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

Western OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoni
Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
White-bellied Sea EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
Lesser Fish EagleIchthyophaga humilisNear-threatened
Grey-headed Fish EagleIchthyophaga ichthyaetusNear-threatened
Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensisRare/Accidental
Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusCritically endangered
Short-toed Snake EagleCircaetus gallicus
Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Northern HarrierCircus cyaneus
Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
ShikraAccipiter badius
Chinese SparrowhawkAccipiter soloensis
Japanese SparrowhawkAccipiter gularis
BesraAccipiter virgatusRare/Accidental
Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Greater Spotted EagleAquila clangaVulnerable
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVulnerable
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
Blyth's Hawk-EagleNisaetus alboniger

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Black-thighed FalconetMicrohierax fringillarius
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae

Masked FinfootHeliopais personatusVulnerable

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciata
Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
Slaty-breasted RailGallirallus striatus
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
White-browed CrakePorzana cinerea
WatercockGallicrex cinerea
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Eurasian CootFulica atra

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Great Stone-curlewEsacus recurvirostris
Beach Stone-curlewEsacus neglectusNear-threatened

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Long-billed PloverCharadrius placidus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
Malaysian PloverCharadrius peroniiNear-threatened
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Oriental PloverCharadrius veredus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Wood SnipeGallinago nemoricolaVulnerable
Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatusNear-threatened
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNear-threatened
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Little CurlewNumenius minutus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNear-threatened
Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttiferEndangered
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
Red KnotCalidris canutus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
DunlinCalidris alpina
Spoon-billed SandpiperEurynorhynchus pygmeusCritically endangered
Broad-billed SandpiperLimicola falcinellus
RuffPhilomachus pugnax
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
Small PratincoleGlareola lactea

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Swift TernThalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Little TernSternula albifrons
Aleutian TernOnychoprion aleuticus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Common TernSterna hirundo
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Common PigeonColumba livia
Red Turtle DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted DoveStigmatopelia chinensis
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Cinnamon-headed Green PigeonTreron fulvicollisNear-threatened
Little Green PigeonTreron olax
Pink-necked Green PigeonTreron vernans
Thick-billed Green PigeonTreron curvirostra
Jambu Fruit DovePtilinopus jambuNear-threatened
Pied Imperial PigeonDucula bicolor

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae

Little CorellaCacatua sanguineaIntroduced species
Tanimbar CorellaCacatua goffinianaIntroduced species Near-threatened
Yellow-crested CockatooCacatua sulphureaIntroduced species Critically endangered
Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galeritaIntroduced species
Salmon-crested CockatooCacatua moluccensisIntroduced species Vulnerable

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Blue-crowned Hanging ParrotLoriculus galgulus
Blue-rumped ParrotPsittinus cyanurusNear-threatened
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriIntroduced species
Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriIntroduced species
Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicaudaNear-threatened

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostris
Chestnut-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus sumatranusNear-threatened
Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis
Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
Little Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
Rusty-breasted CuckooCacomantis sepulcralis
Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
Dark Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx bocki
Rufous Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx hyperythrus
Malaysian Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx fugax
Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
Himalayan CuckooCuculus saturatus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Oriental Bay OwlPhodilus badius

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Sunda Scops OwlOtus lempiji
Oriental Scops OwlOtus sunia
Barred Eagle-OwlBubo sumatranusExtirpated
Buffy Fish OwlKetupa ketupu
Spotted Wood OwlStrix seloputo
Brown Hawk-OwlNinox scutulata
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Malaysian Eared NightjarEurostopodus temminckii
Grey NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka
Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
APODIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae

Grey-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennis
Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comata

 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae

Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta
Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximus
Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Germain's SwiftletAerodramus germani
Silver-rumped SpinetailRhaphidura leucopygialis
White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutusRare/Accidental
Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensis
Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
House SwiftApus nipalensis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Rufous-collared KingfisherActenoides concretusNear-threatened
Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
Oriental Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithaca
Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Oriental Pied HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
Great HornbillBuceros bicornisNear-threatened
Rhinoceros HornbillBuceros rhinocerosExtirpated Near-threatened

 
PICIFORMES: Megalaimidae

Lineated BarbetMegalaima lineata
Red-crowned BarbetMegalaima rafflesiiNear-threatened
Coppersmith BarbetMegalaima haemacephala

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Sunda Pygmy WoodpeckerDendrocopos moluccensis
Rufous WoodpeckerCeleus brachyurus
White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis
Banded WoodpeckerPicus miniaceus
Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceus
Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatus
Common GoldenbackDinopium javanense
Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae

Green BroadbillCalyptomena viridisNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Hooded PittaPitta sordida
Blue-winged PittaPitta moluccensis
Mangrove PittaPitta megarhynchaNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae

Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Lesser CuckooshrikeCoracina fimbriata
Pied TrillerLalage nigra
Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneusNear-threatened
Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae

Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Tiger ShrikeLanius tigrinus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectans
Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

Pied FantailRhipidura javanica

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
Asian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
Japanese Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudataNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

House CrowCorvus splendens
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Straw-headed BulbulPycnonotus zeylanicusVulnerable
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigasterIntroduced species
Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus
Cream-vented BulbulPycnonotus simplex
Asian Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneus
Buff-vented BulbulIole olivaceaNear-threatened
Streaked BulbulIxos malaccensisNear-threatened
Cinereous BulbulHemixos cinereus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Rufous-bellied SwallowCecropis badia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis
Eastern Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus coronatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigiceps

 
PASSERIFORMES: Megaluridae

Lanceolated WarblerLocustella lanceolata
Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerLocustella certhiola

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeus
Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps

 
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratum
White-chested BabblerTrichastoma rostratumNear-threatened
Abbott's BabblerMalacocincla abbotti
Short-tailed BabblerMalacocincla malaccensisNear-threatened
Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostre
Sooty-capped BabblerMalacopteron affineNear-threatened
Chestnut-winged BabblerStachyris erythroptera
Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMacronus gularis
Chinese HwameiGarrulax canorus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Oriental White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae

Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
Common Hill MynaGracula religiosa
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus
Pale-bellied MynaAcridotheres cinereusIntroduced species
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Black-winged StarlingAcridotheres melanopterusIntroduced species Endangered
Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninus
Chestnut-cheeked StarlingAgropsar philippensis
White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Orange-headed ThrushZoothera citrina
Siberian ThrushZoothera sibirica
Eyebrowed ThrushTurdus obscurus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Siberian Blue RobinLuscinia cyane
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
White-throated Rock ThrushMonticola gularis
Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided FlycatcherMuscicapa sibirica
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Ferruginous FlycatcherMuscicapa ferruginea
Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
Narcissus FlycatcherFicedula narcissina
Mugimaki FlycatcherFicedula mugimaki
Blue-and-white FlycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelana
Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastra

 
PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae

Greater Green LeafbirdChloropsis sonnerati
Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogonNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agile
Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerDicaeum chrysorrheum
Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplex
Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasiliana
Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha
Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
Thick-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera crassirostris
Spectacled SpiderhunterArachnothera flavigasterExtirpated
Yellow-eared SpiderhunterArachnothera chrysogenysExtirpated
Grey-breasted SpiderhunterArachnothera modestaExtirpated

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarIntroduced species
Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaIntroduced species
White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
Javan MuniaLonchura leucogastroidesIntroduced species
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
White-headed MuniaLonchura maja
Java SparrowLonchura oryzivoraIntroduced species Vulnerable

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Yellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureolaVulnerable
Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephalaRare/Accidental

 

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