Over 400 species of birds live in Singapore. Due to the rapid urbanization of these islands, Singapore has lost many of its natural forests. Despite this, quite a few avian species still call the country home.
The Crimson Sunbird is Singapore’s national bird. Other notable species include the Asian Glossy Starling, the Javan Myna, and the Pink-necked Green Pigeon.
List of Common Birds Found in Singapore
Native Birds
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Asian Koel
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Black-naped Oriole
- Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Blue-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Buff-rumped Woodpecker
- Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
- Chestnut-bellied Starling
- Chestnut Munia
- Chestnut-winged Babbler
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon
- Citrine Canary-flycatcher
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
- Collared Kingfisher
- Common Flameback
- Common Hill Myna
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Pigeon
- Common Redshank
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Copper-throated Sunbird
- Crested Goshawk
- Crested Serpent Eagle
- Crested Treeswift
- Crimson Sunbird
- Dusky Broadbill
- Dusky Warbler
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Hoopoe
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Flame-breasted Sunbird
- Forest Wagtail
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Golden-bellied Gerygone
- Great-billed Heron
- Greater Coucal
- Greater Flameback
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
- Green Iora
- Gray Heron
- Gray Wagtail
- Gull-billed Tern
- Indian Roller
- Intermediate Egret
- Island Collared Dove
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Javan Pond Heron
- Large-billed Crow
- Large-tailed nightjar
- Little Egret
- Little Heron
- Little Tern
- Long-tailed Parakeet
- Malayan Night Heron
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
- Mangrove Pitta
- Maroon Woodpecker
- Masked Finfoot
- Olive-backed Sunbird
- Olive-winged Bulbul
- Oriental Magpie-robin
- Oriental Pied Hornbill
- Pacific Golden Plover
- Pacific Reef Heron
- Pacific Swallow
- Pacific Swift
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Pale-legged Hornero
- Pied Fantail
- Pied Imperial Pigeon
- Pink-necked green pigeon
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Purple Heron
- Red Junglefowl
- Red-legged Crake
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- River Tern
- Rose-ringed parakeet
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Spotted Dove
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Straw-headed Bulbul
- Streaked Bulbul
- Streaked Weaver
- Striated Grassbird
- Striated Heron
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Sungei Buloh Bulbul
- Swinhoe’s Snipe
- Tanimbar Corella
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon
- Thick-billed Spiderhunter
- Van Hasselt’s Sunbird
- Violet-backed Starling
- Violet Cuckoo
- Whimbrel
- White-bellied Sea Eagle
- White-breasted Waterhen
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- White-collared Kingfisher
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- White-headed Munia
- White-rumped Shama
- White-throated Kingfisher
- White-vented Myna
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Yellow Bittern
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Yellow-vented Bulbul
Non-native Birds
- House Crow
- Javan Myna
- Java Sparrow
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Rock Pigeon
Singapore may be a small island nation, but it offers excellent birdwatching opportunities due to its diverse habitats, parks, and nature reserves. Some of the best birding sites in Singapore include Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, and Singapore Botanic Gardens. The peak birding season in Singapore generally coincides with the migration periods, which occur twice a year as birds pass through the island on their way to and from their breeding and wintering grounds.
FAQs
1. What birds of prey can be seen in Singapore? Birds of prey like the Brahminy Kite, the White-bellied Sea Eagle, and the Peregrine Falcon have been spotted in Singapore.
2. Which birds migrate to Singapore? During their migration, various species of sandpipers, plovers, stints, and other shorebirds visit Singapore’s coastal areas and mudflats.
