Birds to See in Singapore in March
40 bird species on our list for Singapore are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Rock Dove, Little Egret, Grey Heron and Eurasian Tree Sparrow. New this month: Grey Parrot.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarFrom 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 40 birds in March
40 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.81% in Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.59% in Mar
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Mar
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.22% in Mar
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.10% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.07% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Mar
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in Mar
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusPassage migrantRare33–40 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
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