Birds to See in Singapore in February
41 bird species on our list for Singapore are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Rock Dove, Little Egret, Grey Heron and Rose-ringed Parakeet. New this month: Great Cormorant.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt 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 41 birds in February
41 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.81% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Feb
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.51% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.50% in Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.17% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Feb
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Feb
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Feb
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.12% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Feb
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.10% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.05% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.05% in Feb
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantRare80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
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