Common Birds in Singapore
Our list for Singapore has 16 common birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 1 summer visitor and 7 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Singapore in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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