Gulls & Terns in Singapore
Our list for Singapore has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor and 4 passage migrants
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 5, most common first
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusPassage migrantRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 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