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Buff-rumped Woodpecker

<img decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/buff-rumped-woodpecker-190617-117nd500-fyp_8767-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Buff-rumped Woodpecker" title="Buff-rumped Woodpecker" data-attachment-id="9674" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/buff-rumped-woodpecker/buff-rumped-woodpecker-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/buff-rumped-woodpecker-190617-117nd500-fyp_8767-n.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"NIKON D500","caption":"Buff-rumped Woodpecker at Pulau Ubin","created_timestamp":"1560764577","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"500","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Buff-rumped Woodpecker","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.4149466533333","longitude":"103.95225664833"}" data-image-title="Buff-rumped Woodpecker" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Buff-rumped Woodpecker at Pulau Ubin. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/buff-rumped-woodpecker-190617-117nd500-fyp_8767-n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/buff-rumped-woodpecker-190617-117nd500-fyp_8767-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Buff-rumped Woodpecker

Silver-backed Needletail

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="360" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/silver-backed-needletail_jasonchuang1.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Silver-backed Needletail" title="Silver-backed Needletail" data-attachment-id="4230" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/silver-backed-needletail/silver-backed-needletail_jasonchuang1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/silver-backed-needletail_jasonchuang1.jpg?fit=1440%2C809&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1440,809" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Joey Tsou","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1433065762","copyright":"","focal_length":"500","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Silver-backed Needletail_JasonChuang1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Silver-backed Needletail at Taiwan. Photo credit: Jason Chuang </p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/silver-backed-needletail_jasonchuang1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/silver-backed-needletail_jasonchuang1.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Silver-backed Needletail

Common Flameback

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-flameback-alvin-seng.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Common Flameback" title="Common Flameback" data-attachment-id="5454" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/common-flameback/common-flameback-alvin-seng/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-flameback-alvin-seng.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,1067" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Common Flameback" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male and Female Common Flameback. Photo credit: Alvin Seng.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-flameback-alvin-seng.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-flameback-alvin-seng.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Common Flameback

Eastern Crowned Warbler

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eastern-crowned-warbler-fy1x9415-101eos1d-120924.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Eastern Crowned Warbler" title="Eastern Crowned Warbler" data-attachment-id="2717" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/eastern-crowned-warbler/eastern-crowned-warbler-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eastern-crowned-warbler-fy1x9415-101eos1d-120924.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"Eastern Crowned Warbler at Venus Drive","created_timestamp":"1348488211","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"Eastern Crowned Warbler","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Eastern Crowned Warbler" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Eastern Crowned Warbler at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eastern-crowned-warbler-fy1x9415-101eos1d-120924.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eastern-crowned-warbler-fy1x9415-101eos1d-120924.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/large-hawk-cuckoo-fy1x4165-120eos1d-150320.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Large Hawk-Cuckoo" title="Large Hawk-Cuckoo" data-attachment-id="3594" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/large-hawk-cuckoo/large-hawk-cuckoo-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/large-hawk-cuckoo-fy1x4165-120eos1d-150320.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"Bidadari","created_timestamp":"1426846550","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"Large Hawk-Cuckoo","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Large Hawk-Cuckoo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Juvenile Large Hawk-Cuckoo at Bidadari. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/large-hawk-cuckoo-fy1x4165-120eos1d-150320.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/large-hawk-cuckoo-fy1x4165-120eos1d-150320.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Gull-billed Tern

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gull-billed-tern-140922-118eos1d-fy1x5020.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Gull-billed Tern" title="Gull-billed Tern" data-attachment-id="2356" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/gull-billed-tern/gull-billed-tern-5/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gull-billed-tern-140922-118eos1d-fy1x5020.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"Gull-billed Tern at Bali. Photo Credit: Francis Yap","created_timestamp":"1411347458","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"Gull-billed Tern","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Gull-billed Tern" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Gull-billed Tern at Bali. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gull-billed-tern-140922-118eos1d-fy1x5020.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gull-billed-tern-140922-118eos1d-fy1x5020.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Gull-billed Tern

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Why do I need a pair of binoculars?

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September 30, 2024 / November 5, 2024 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment

Dead birds can serve as very crucial data points for research. When you happen to encounter any in Singapore, we would like to request that you get in touch with the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum’s dead bird hotline at +65 84495023 (WhatsApp) or @deadbirdhotline (Telegram), or Dr. Tan Yen Yi, the Birds Curator, at yenyi.tan@nus.edu.sg for a quicker response.

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How to choose a field guide (plus some extra tips)

September 9, 2024 / September 9, 2024 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment

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