Home

A few of Singapore's birds (full gallery)

Common Sandpiper

<img decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/common-sandpiper-200830-117msdcf-fyp00631-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Common Sandpiper" title="Common Sandpiper" data-attachment-id="9531" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/common-sandpiper/common-sandpiper-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/common-sandpiper-200830-117msdcf-fyp00631-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-9","caption":"Common Sandpiper at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve","created_timestamp":"1598780559","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"840","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"Common Sandpiper","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.4463833333333","longitude":"103.72751666667"}" data-image-title="Common Sandpiper" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Common Sandpiper at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/common-sandpiper-200830-117msdcf-fyp00631-n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/common-sandpiper-200830-117msdcf-fyp00631-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Common Sandpiper

Eastern Buzzard

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eastern-buzzard-fy7d1095-100eos7d-141008.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Eastern Buzzard" title="Eastern Buzzard" data-attachment-id="2686" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/eastern-buzzard/eastern-buzzard-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eastern-buzzard-fy7d1095-100eos7d-141008.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":"%\u0088","caption":"Changi","created_timestamp":"1412781857","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"Eastern Buzzard","orientation":"1","latitude":"1.344045","longitude":"104.00262333333"}" data-image-title="Eastern Buzzard" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Eastern Buzzard at Changi. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eastern-buzzard-fy7d1095-100eos7d-141008.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eastern-buzzard-fy7d1095-100eos7d-141008.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Eastern Buzzard

Tibetan Sand Plover

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Tibetan Sand Plover" title="Tibetan Sand Plover" data-attachment-id="6101" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/tibetan-sand-plover/lesser-sand-plover-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196.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":"Lesser Sand Plover at Seletar Dam","created_timestamp":"1501090612","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"500","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"Lesser Sand Plover","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.4234933333333","longitude":"103.86188333333"}" data-image-title="Lesser Sand Plover" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Tibetan Sand Plover at Seletar Dam. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Tibetan Sand Plover

Blue-winged Leafbird

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-winged-leafbird-fy1x3073-106eos1d-130405.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Blue-winged Leafbird" title="Blue-winged Leafbird" data-attachment-id="2414" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/blue-winged-leafbird/blue-winged-leafbird-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-winged-leafbird-fy1x3073-106eos1d-130405.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":"Male, Jelutong Tower","created_timestamp":"1365148751","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"Blue-winged Leafbird","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Blue-winged Leafbird" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male Blue-winged Leafbird at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-winged-leafbird-fy1x3073-106eos1d-130405.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blue-winged-leafbird-fy1x3073-106eos1d-130405.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Blue-winged Leafbird

Terek Sandpiper

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/terek-sandpiper-160828-103eos1d-f1x29102-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Terek Sandpiper" title="Terek Sandpiper" data-attachment-id="9614" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/terek-sandpiper/terek-sandpiper-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/terek-sandpiper-160828-103eos1d-f1x29102-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":"Terek Sandpiper at Seletar Dam","created_timestamp":"1472355764","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"Terek Sandpiper","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.4229","longitude":"103.86275"}" data-image-title="Terek Sandpiper" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Terek Sandpiper at Seletar Dam. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/terek-sandpiper-160828-103eos1d-f1x29102-n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/terek-sandpiper-160828-103eos1d-f1x29102-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Terek Sandpiper

Long-tailed Parakeet

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/long-tailed-parakeet-190705-118nd500-fyp_1390-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Long-tailed Parakeet" title="Long-tailed Parakeet" data-attachment-id="9575" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/long-tailed-parakeet/long-tailed-parakeet-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/long-tailed-parakeet-190705-118nd500-fyp_1390-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":"Long-tailed Parakeet at Jelutong Tower","created_timestamp":"1562314917","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"500","iso":"110","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"Long-tailed Parakeet","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.351325","longitude":"103.80639666667"}" data-image-title="Long-tailed Parakeet" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Long-tailed Parakeet at Jelutong Tower. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/long-tailed-parakeet-190705-118nd500-fyp_1390-n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/long-tailed-parakeet-190705-118nd500-fyp_1390-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Long-tailed Parakeet

Quick links

BirdSoc SG image

BirdSoc SG Home

Birds of Singapore is a project by the Bird Society of Singapore

Learn more about us

Gallery image

Gallery

An interactive gallery of Singapore's birds

Birds of Singapore Blog image

Birds of Singapore Blog

In-depth articles about bird science, identification, birders’ stories, birdwatching tips, and more

Singapore Bird Database

The only comprehensive database of Singapore's rare bird records

Singapore Bird List

Checklist of the birds of Singapore

Contact Us

The latest from our blog

New AI tools will change birding

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="158" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?fit=300%2C158&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="New AI tools will change birding" title="New AI tools will change birding" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?w=774&ssl=1 774w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=300%2C158&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=768%2C404&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=24%2C13&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=36%2C19&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=48%2C25&ssl=1 48w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="98647" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2025/04/01/new-ai-tools-will-change-birding/ai-enhanced-whites-thrush/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?fit=774%2C407&ssl=1" data-orig-size="774,407" 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":"0"}" data-image-title="AI-enhanced White’s Thrush" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>White’s Thrush at Singapore Botanic Gardens in Nov 2023. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?fit=300%2C158&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?fit=640%2C337&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

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?

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="211" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?fit=300%2C211&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds breeding in Singapore?" title="Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds breeding in Singapore?" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?w=1999&ssl=1 1999w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?resize=300%2C211&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?resize=1024%2C720&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?resize=768%2C540&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?resize=1536%2C1080&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?resize=24%2C17&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?resize=36%2C25&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?resize=48%2C34&ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?w=1280 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?w=1920 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="96596" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2025/02/28/ruby-cheeked-sunbirds-breeding-in-singapore/rcsb_cover/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?fit=1999%2C1406&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1999,1406" 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":"0"}" data-image-title="RCSB_Cover" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?fit=300%2C211&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCSB_Cover.png?fit=640%2C450&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Science Significant Records

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?