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Brahminy Kite

<img decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brahminy-kite-fy1x7492-111eos1d-131124.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Brahminy Kite" title="Brahminy Kite" data-attachment-id="2505" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/brahminy-kite/brahminy-kite-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brahminy-kite-fy1x7492-111eos1d-131124.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"Adult, Lorong Halus","created_timestamp":"1385286403","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"Brahminy Kite","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Brahminy Kite" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Adult Brahminy KIte at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brahminy-kite-fy1x7492-111eos1d-131124.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brahminy-kite-fy1x7492-111eos1d-131124.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Brahminy Kite

Narcissus Flycatcher

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/narcissus-flycatcher-201204-104canon-fy5r9538-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Narcissus Flycatcher" title="Narcissus Flycatcher" data-attachment-id="9646" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/narcissus-flycatcher/narcissus-flycatcher-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/narcissus-flycatcher-201204-104canon-fy5r9538-n.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS R5","caption":"Narcissus Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens","created_timestamp":"1607052317","copyright":"Copyright Francis Yap","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Narcissus Flycatcher","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.3179361116667","longitude":"103.81709166667"}" data-image-title="Narcissus Flycatcher" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male Narcissus Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/narcissus-flycatcher-201204-104canon-fy5r9538-n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/narcissus-flycatcher-201204-104canon-fy5r9538-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Narcissus Flycatcher

Lineated Barbet

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lineated-barbet-fy1x3710-120eos1d-150314.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Lineated Barbet" title="Lineated Barbet" data-attachment-id="3614" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/lineated-barbet/lineated-barbet-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lineated-barbet-fy1x3710-120eos1d-150314.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":"1426336695","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"Lineated Barbet","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Lineated Barbet" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Just fledged Lineated Barbet at Bidadari. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lineated-barbet-fy1x3710-120eos1d-150314.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lineated-barbet-fy1x3710-120eos1d-150314.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Lineated Barbet

Indian Cuckoo

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/indian-cuckoo-180103-115eos1d-f1x28258-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Indian Cuckoo" title="Indian Cuckoo" data-attachment-id="9449" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/indian-cuckoo/indian-cuckoo-5/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/indian-cuckoo-180103-115eos1d-f1x28258-n.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II","caption":"Indian Cuckoo at West Coast Park","created_timestamp":"1514959045","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"Indian Cuckoo","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.28845","longitude":"103.77241666667"}" data-image-title="Indian Cuckoo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Indian Cuckoo at West Coast Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/indian-cuckoo-180103-115eos1d-f1x28258-n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/indian-cuckoo-180103-115eos1d-f1x28258-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Indian Cuckoo

Brown Shrike

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/brown-shrike-181124-113nd500-fyp_9804.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Brown Shrike" title="Brown Shrike" data-attachment-id="7355" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/brown-shrike/brown-shrike-7/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/brown-shrike-181124-113nd500-fyp_9804.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"NIKON D500","caption":"Brown Shrike at Bidadari","created_timestamp":"1543063770","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"500","iso":"160","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"Brown Shrike","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.339345","longitude":"103.87415"}" data-image-title="Brown Shrike" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Brown Shrike at Bidadari. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/brown-shrike-181124-113nd500-fyp_9804.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/brown-shrike-181124-113nd500-fyp_9804.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Brown Shrike

White-throated Needletail

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="White-throated Needletail" title="White-throated Needletail" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?w=1500&ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?w=1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="32033" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/white-throated-needletail/white-throated-needletail-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"ILCE-1","caption":"White-throated Needletail at Bukit Timah summit","created_timestamp":"1636444488","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"840","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.000625","title":"White-throated Needletail","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="White-throated Needletail" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>White-throated Needletail at Bukit Timah summit. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-throated-Needletail-211109-128MSDCF-FRY00265-N.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

White-throated Needletail

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New AI tools will change birding

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New AI tools will change birding

April 1, 2025 / April 1, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

AI is all around us now. In our search engines, image editing apps, and even in our phones. How will this affect the way we keep track of bird records?

What is the status of the Asian Openbill in Singapore?

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/asian-openbill-fy1x3227-105eos1d-130127.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="What is the status of the Asian Openbill in Singapore?" title="What is the status of the Asian Openbill in Singapore?" data-attachment-id="1427" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/asian-openbill/asian-openbill-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/asian-openbill-fy1x3227-105eos1d-130127.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"Seletar Aerospace","created_timestamp":"1359275574","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"Asian Openbill","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Asian Openbill" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Asian Openbill at West Camp Road. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/asian-openbill-fy1x3227-105eos1d-130127.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/asian-openbill-fy1x3227-105eos1d-130127.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

What is the status of the Asian Openbill in Singapore?

March 30, 2025 / March 30, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

The Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans is a relatively new addition to the Singapore Bird Checklist. It was added to the list in 2013, when a small group of birds stayed briefly in January. Sightings have grown more frequent, suggesting it is no longer a "vagrant" in Singapore.

Checklist Revision for March 2025

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Checklist Revision for March 2025" title="Checklist Revision for March 2025" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?w=1278&ssl=1 1278w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=768%2C511&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="92543" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/black-stork/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?fit=1278%2C851&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1278,851" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"TONY W","camera":"X-H2S","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1735618670","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Black Stork at Jelutong Tower on 31 Dec 2024. Photo credit: Tony W</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Checklist Revisions

Checklist Revision for March 2025

March 27, 2025 / March 27, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

The latest update of our checklist, version 2025-1, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/records.singaporebirds.com/media/report_images/himalayan-vulture-2486-AST_5891.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025" title="Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025" data-attachment-id="98294" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2025/03/26/monthly-roundup-february-2025//" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/records.singaporebirds.com/media/report_images/himalayan-vulture-2486-AST_5891.jpg?fit=2869%2C1913&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2869,1913" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="[]" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/records.singaporebirds.com/media/report_images/himalayan-vulture-2486-AST_5891.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/records.singaporebirds.com/media/report_images/himalayan-vulture-2486-AST_5891.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025

March 26, 2025 / March 26, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

The Hair-crested Drongo at Mount Faber, which lingered into the first days of Fabruary, was the main draw this month. There was also a Himalayan Vulture, only the second record from a month other than December or January.

What’s in a name?

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/van-hasselts-sunbird-180401-108nd500-fyp_9095.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="What’s in a name?" title="What’s in a name?" data-attachment-id="6763" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/van-hasselts-sunbird/van-hasselts-sunbird-5/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/van-hasselts-sunbird-180401-108nd500-fyp_9095.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"NIKON D500","caption":"Van Hasselt's Sunbird at Jelutong Tower","created_timestamp":"1522572199","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"500","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Van Hasselt's Sunbird","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.3513416666667","longitude":"103.80634833333"}" data-image-title="Van Hasselt’s Sunbird" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Van Hasselt’s Sunbird at Jelutong Tower. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/van-hasselts-sunbird-180401-108nd500-fyp_9095.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/van-hasselts-sunbird-180401-108nd500-fyp_9095.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

What’s in a name?

March 21, 2025 by richthebirder | Leave a Comment

By Richard White Recent events at Bukit Batok Nature Park have given many people the pleasure of seeing and photographing the scarce Van Hasselt’s Sunbird. This enigmatic species fascinates me. It’s not rare, but neither is it common so when it does appear regularly at a location it always attracts attention. It likely breeds in […]

Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds breeding in Singapore?

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Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds breeding in Singapore?

February 28, 2025 / March 1, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

If you were birding in 2022, you might have seen the Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds that were frequenting the area near the Aerie Tower at Sungei Buloh. But did you know that during their stay they actually built not one, but two nests during their nearly three-month stay?