Birds to See in Singapore in April
37 bird species on our list for Singapore are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Rock Dove, Grey Heron, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Little Egret. New this month: Little Tern and White-winged Tern.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From Singapore’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 37 birds in April
37 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.59% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.44% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.28% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.20% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made