Singapore bird checklist

610 bird species in 97 families have been recorded in Singapore, according to eBird; about 321 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.

Species data: eBird.org, updated 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

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Singapore bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Wandering Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Swan Goose
Mute Swan
Black Swan
Radjah Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Wood Duck
Mandarin Duck
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Tufted Duck

Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Crested Partridge
Wild Turkey
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
Silver Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Green Peafowl
Red Junglefowl
Blue-breasted Quail
Japanese Quail
Chukar

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
African Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
Diamond Dove
Zebra Dove
Little Green-Pigeon
Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
Jambu Fruit-Dove
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
Pied Imperial-Pigeon

Turacos

Violet Turaco
Livingstone's Turaco
Knysna Turaco

Cuckoos

Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Violet Cuckoo
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Sunda Brush Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Himalayan Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Malaysian Eared-Nightjar
Gray Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar

Swifts

Silver-rumped Spinetail
White-throated Needletail
Silver-backed Needletail
Brown-backed Needletail
Plume-toed Swiftlet
Black-nest Swiftlet
White-nest Swiftlet
Common Swift
Pacific Swift
House Swift
Asian Palm Swift

Treeswifts

Gray-rumped Treeswift
Whiskered Treeswift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Slaty-breasted Rail
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Black-backed Swamphen
Gray-headed Swamphen
White-browed Crake
Watercock
White-breasted Waterhen
Red-legged Crake
Slaty-legged Crake
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Band-bellied Crake
Baillon's Crake

Finfoots

Masked Finfoot

Cranes

Gray Crowned-Crane

Thick-knees

Beach Thick-knee

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Stilt

Plovers and Lapwings

Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Masked Lapwing
Oriental Plover
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Greater Sand-Plover
Malaysian Plover
Javan Plover
Kentish Plover
White-faced Plover

Painted-Snipes

Greater Painted-Snipe

Jacanas

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Eurasian Whimbrel
Little Curlew
Far Eastern Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Asian Dowitcher
Swinhoe's Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Gray-tailed Tattler
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Nordmann's Greenshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Knot
Red Knot
Ruff
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Long-toed Stint
Red-necked Stint
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Little Stint
Pectoral Sandpiper

Buttonquail

Barred Buttonquail

Pratincoles and Coursers

Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Aleutian Tern
Bridled Tern
Little Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
Common Tern
Black-naped Tern
Lesser Crested Tern
Great Crested Tern

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo

Grebes

Little Grebe

Tropicbirds

White-tailed Tropicbird

Northern Storm-Petrels

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

Bulwer's Petrel
Streaked Shearwater
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater

Storks

Asian Openbill
Black Stork
Lesser Adjutant
Milky Stork
Painted Stork

Frigatebirds

Lesser Frigatebird
Christmas Island Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Masked Booby

Anhingas

Oriental Darter

Cormorants and Shags

Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

Glossy Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Black-headed Ibis

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Schrenck's Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nankeen Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron
Pacific Reef-Heron
Chinese Egret
Little Egret
Western Reef-Heron
Little Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
Chinese Pond-Heron
Javan Pond-Heron
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron
Great-billed Heron

Pelicans

Brown Pelican
Great White Pelican
Australian Pelican
Spot-billed Pelican
Dalmatian Pelican

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black-winged Kite
Jerdon's Baza
Black Baza
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Cinereous Vulture
Himalayan Griffon
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Bat Hawk
Crested Goshawk
Besra
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Shikra
Chinese Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pied Harrier
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Gray-faced Buzzard
Harris's Hawk
Common Buzzard
Eastern Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Eastern Barn Owl

Owls

Collared Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Buffy Fish-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Barred Eagle-Owl
Spotted Wood-Owl
Brown Wood-Owl
Short-eared Owl
Brown Boobook
Northern Boobook

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Green Woodhoopoe
Violet Woodhoopoe

Hornbills

Southern Ground-Hornbill
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
White-crowned Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Great Hornbill
Bushy-crested Hornbill
Black Hornbill
Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Narcondam Hornbill

Bee-eaters

Blue-throated Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

Dollarbird

Asian Barbets

Coppersmith Barbet
Red-crowned Barbet
Lineated Barbet

Woodpeckers

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Greater Flameback
Rufous Woodpecker
Buff-rumped Woodpecker
Common Flameback
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Laced Woodpecker
Banded Woodpecker
Great Slaty Woodpecker
White-bellied Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Black-thighed Falconet
Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Cockatoos

Cockatiel
Palm Cockatoo
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Tanimbar Corella
Little Corella
White Cockatoo
Salmon-crested Cockatoo
Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Citron-crested Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Old World Parrots

Papuan Eclectus
Blue-rumped Parrot
Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Gray-headed Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Red-breasted Parakeet
Long-tailed Parakeet
Great-billed Parrot
Budgerigar
Black-capped Lory
Blue-streaked Lory
Red Lory
Violet-necked Lory
Coconut Lorikeet
Red-collared Lorikeet
Vernal Hanging-Parrot
Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Fischer's Lovebird
Yellow-collared Lovebird

New World and African Parrots

Gray Parrot
Senegal Parrot
Monk Parakeet
Yellow-faced Parrot
Yellow-crowned Amazon
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Green-cheeked Parakeet
Burrowing Parakeet
Sun Parakeet
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Red-and-green Macaw
Red-shouldered Macaw
Red-masked Parakeet

African and Green Broadbills

Green Broadbill

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Black-and-red Broadbill

Pittas

Blue-winged Pitta
Fairy Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta
Mangrove Pitta

Thornbills and Allies

Golden-bellied Gerygone

Cuckooshrikes

Fiery Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Ashy Minivet
Pied Triller
Lesser Cuckooshrike

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

White-bellied Erpornis

Whistlers and Allies

Mangrove Whistler

Old World Orioles

Black-naped Oriole

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Large Woodshrike
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Ioras

Common Iora

Fantails

Willie-wagtail
Malaysian Pied-Fantail

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Crow-billed Drongo
Hair-crested Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Birds-of-Paradise

King Bird-of-Paradise

Monarch Flycatchers

Black-naped Monarch
Black Paradise-Flycatcher
Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Tiger Shrike
Brown Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Malayan Black Magpie
Azure-winged Magpie
Red-billed Blue-Magpie
Common Green-Magpie
Rufous Treepie
Racket-tailed Treepie
Oriental Magpie
Eurasian Magpie
Black-billed Magpie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow
Pied Crow

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Sultan Tit
Asian Tit

Larks

Eurasian Skylark

Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Ashy Tailorbird
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Booted Warbler
Black-browed Reed Warbler
Oriental Reed Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Lanceolated Warbler

Swallows

Bank Swallow
Pacific Swallow
Barn Swallow
Siberian House-Martin
Asian House-Martin
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Bulbuls

Buff-vented Bulbul
Cinereous Bulbul
Streaked Bulbul
Black-and-white Bulbul
Black-headed Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Cream-vented Bulbul
Olive-winged Bulbul
Red-eyed Bulbul
Straw-headed Bulbul
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Light-vented Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Sooty-headed Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Yellow-browed Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Willow Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Two-barred Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Arctic Warbler

Bush Warblers and Allies

Yellow-bellied Warbler

Long-tailed Tits

Black-throated Tit

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Swinhoe's White-eye

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Chestnut-winged Babbler

Ground Babblers and Allies

Moustached Babbler
Short-tailed Babbler
White-chested Babbler
Abbott's Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Red-billed Leiothrix
Silver-eared Mesia
Chinese Hwamei
White-crested Laughingthrush
Black-throated Laughingthrush
Masked Laughingthrush
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Nuthatches

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

Starlings

Asian Glossy Starling
Coleto
Golden Myna
Common Hill Myna
European Starling
Rosy Starling
Daurian Starling
Chestnut-cheeked Starling
Black-collared Starling
Siamese Pied Starling
Bali Myna
White-shouldered Starling
Brahminy Starling
Red-billed Starling
White-cheeked Starling
Common Myna
Bank Myna
Burmese Myna
Vinous-breasted Myna
Black-winged Myna
Javan Myna
Collared Myna
Crested Myna
Red-winged Starling
Superb Starling

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Long-tailed Mockingbird

Thrushes and Allies

White's Thrush
Siberian Thrush
Chestnut-capped Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush
Chinese Blackbird
Eyebrowed Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Brown-streaked Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Zappey's Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
White-crowned Robin-Chat
Siberian Blue Robin
Common Nightingale
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Green-backed Flycatcher
Narcissus Flycatcher
Mugimaki Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Black Redstart
Daurian Redstart
White-throated Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Amur Stonechat
Pied Bushchat

Flowerpeckers

Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Brown-throated Sunbird
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Copper-throated Sunbird
Ornate Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird
Thick-billed Spiderhunter
Little Spiderhunter
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

Fairy-bluebirds

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Leafbirds

Greater Green Leafbird
Lesser Green Leafbird
Blue-winged Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Orange-bellied Leafbird

Weavers and Allies

Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Village Weaver
Black-headed Weaver
Golden-backed Weaver
Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Asian Golden Weaver
Red-headed Quelea
Red-billed Quelea
Northern Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop
Zanzibar Red Bishop
Black-winged Bishop
Yellow-crowned Bishop

Waxbills and Allies

Zebra Finch
Bronze Mannikin
Magpie Mannikin
Black-and-white Mannikin
Indian Silverbill
Java Sparrow
Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Javan Munia
Chestnut Munia
White-capped Munia
White-headed Munia
Lavender Waxbill
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Black-rumped Waxbill
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Cut-throat
Zebra Waxbill
Red Avadavat
Southern Cordonbleu
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Blue-capped Cordonbleu

Whydahs and Indigobirds

Pin-tailed Whydah

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Forest Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
Paddyfield Pipit
Tree Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

White-rumped Seedeater
Yellow-fronted Canary
Black-throated Canary
European Goldfinch
Island Canary
Black-headed Canary
American Goldfinch

Old World Buntings

Black-headed Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Rustic Bunting

Most common birds in Singapore

Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Singapore’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
House SwiftApus nipalensis
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
House CrowCorvus splendens
Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
Common Hill MynaGracula religiosa
Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris

Largest bird families in Singapore

Among its regular birds.

Sandpipers and Allies25
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites19
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns18
Cuckoos15
Pigeons and Doves12
Old World Flycatchers12
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers11
Bulbuls10

Reported in the last 30 days

228 species reported to eBird in Singapore in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Collared Scops-Owl, Large-tailed Nightjar, Little Heron, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Fairy Pitta, Red Junglefowl, Ferruginous Flycatcher, Javan Myna, Common Hill Myna, Blue-throated Bee-eater, Lineated Barbet, Collared Kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Tanimbar Corella, Spotted Dove, Asian Koel, House Crow, Oriental Pied-Hornbill, White-throated Kingfisher, Black-crowned Night Heron, Gray Heron, White-breasted Waterhen, Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher, Siberian Blue Robin, Eastern Marsh Harrier, House Swift, Zitting Cisticola, Zebra Dove, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Yellow-bellied Prinia, Barn Swallow, White-headed Munia, Black-winged Kite, Brown Shrike, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Red-wattled Lapwing, Chestnut Munia, Pink-necked Green-Pigeon, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Pacific Swallow, …