Birds in Singapore

60 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Singapore has 60 bird species recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 1 summer visitor, 24 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 1.1 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Singapore in September

43 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 43 birds in September

Arriving in September: Kentish Plover, White-winged Tern, Moorhen, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Blue Rock-thrush, Common Tern, Gull-billed Tern and 2 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Singapore each month: most in November (50), fewest in June (21). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Chestnut Munia
Chestnut MuniaSmallest · 10cm
to
Indian Peafowl
Indian PeafowlLargest · 230cm
From the Chestnut Munia (10 cm) to the Indian Peafowl (230 cm)25 families

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All 60 birds on the list

Showing 47–60 of 60 species

House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kestrel

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulataLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropusLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Booted Eagle

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon niloticaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Oriental Scops-owl

Oriental Scops-owl

Otus suniaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Parrot

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacusEN

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carboLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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