Birds to See in Singapore in January
45 bird species on our list for Singapore are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Little Egret, Rock Dove, Common Sandpiper and Rose-ringed Parakeet. New this month: Green Sandpiper and Grey Parrot.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt their peak
Common KingfisherBusiest month of the year · Aug–Apr
Wood SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Jul–Apr
Little Ringed PloverBusiest month of the year · Jul–Feb
Yellow-browed WarblerBusiest month of the year · Oct–Mar
Black SwanBusiest month of the year · All year
MoorhenBusiest month of the year · Sep–May
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 45 birds in January
45 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.99% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jan
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.78% in Jan- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.62% in Jan
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan- Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.23% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% in Jan- Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.20% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.16% in Jan
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.16% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Jan
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Jan- Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
- MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Jan
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.08% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Jan
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusScarceRare21–24 cmRegularly Jan · 0.03% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.02% in Jan
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusPassage migrantUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusPassage migrantRare33–40 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
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