Birds to See in Singapore in November
50 bird species on our list for Singapore are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Little Egret. New this month: Little Grebe, Sanderling, Mandarin Duck and Oriental Scops-owl.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
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 50 birds in November
50 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.26% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.75% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.57% in Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.31% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.27% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.20% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.19% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.11% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Nov
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.10% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.08% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.03% in Nov
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Nov
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoPassage migrantRare51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusPassage migrantRare32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.01% in Nov
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in Nov
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusPassage migrantUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusPassage migrantRare33–40 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
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