Birds to See in Singapore in August
35 bird species on our list for Singapore are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Rock Dove, Grey Heron, Little Egret and Eurasian Tree Sparrow. New this month: Whimbrel, Common Kingfisher, Pacific Golden-Plover and Grey Wagtail and 4 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom 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 35 birds in August
35 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.93% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.55% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.53% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.37% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.35% in Aug
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.30% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.26% in Aug
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.09% in Aug
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.08% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.02% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
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