Birds to See in Singapore in December
46 bird species on our list for Singapore are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Rock Dove, Little Egret, Oriental Honey-buzzard and Grey Heron. New this month: Orange-headed Thrush, Sand Martin and Black-headed Gull.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 46 birds in December
46 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Dec
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Dec
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.93% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.89% in Dec
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.60% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Dec
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Dec
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Dec
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Dec
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.19% in Dec
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Dec
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Dec
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Dec
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.10% in Dec
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Dec
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec · 0.07% in Dec
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Dec
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.03% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusPassage migrantRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec · 0.02% in Dec
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusPassage migrantUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.02% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Dec
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.01% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusPassage migrantRare32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.01% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in Dec
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