Uncommon Birds in Singapore
Our list for Singapore has 28 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 16 winter visitors 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 28, most common first
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Feb
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Yellow-browed Warbler 10–11 cm
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 10–14 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Orange-headed Thrush 20–23 cm
- Blue Rock-thrush 21–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- White-crested Laughingthrush 27–31 cm
- Monk Parakeet 29–31 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 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