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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Singapore in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusPassage migrantUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
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