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Brown-streaked Flycatcher

<img decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brown-streaked-flycatcher-fyap5764-104eos1d-110817.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Brown-streaked Flycatcher" title="Brown-streaked Flycatcher" data-attachment-id="2581" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/brown-streaked-flycatcher/brown-streaked-flycatcher-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brown-streaked-flycatcher-fyap5764-104eos1d-110817.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark IV","caption":"Venus Drive","created_timestamp":"1313582333","copyright":"","focal_length":"800","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"Brown-streaked Flycatcher","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Brown-streaked Flycatcher" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Brown-streaked Flycatcher at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brown-streaked-flycatcher-fyap5764-104eos1d-110817.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brown-streaked-flycatcher-fyap5764-104eos1d-110817.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Brown-streaked Flycatcher

Whiskered Treeswift

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Whiskered Treeswift" title="Whiskered Treeswift" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?w=1536&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?w=1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="96541" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/whiskered-treeswift/whiskered-treeswift-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?fit=1536%2C1024&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1536,1024" 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="Whiskered Treeswift" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Female Whiskered Treeswift at Rifle Range Link. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whiskered-Treeswift.png?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Whiskered Treeswift

White-rumped Munia

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="White-rumped Munia" title="White-rumped Munia" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?w=1500&ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?w=1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="32040" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/white-rumped-munia/white-rumped-munia-5/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"ILCE-9","caption":"White-rumped Munia at Telok Blangah Hill Park","created_timestamp":"1604827418","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"1200","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"White-rumped Munia","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="White-rumped Munia" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>White-rumped Munia at Telok Blangah Hill Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-rumped-Munia-201108-123MSDCF-FYP01137-N.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

White-rumped Munia

Jacobin Cuckoo

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="512" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jacobin-cuckoo-zacc-1.jpg?fit=640%2C512&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Jacobin Cuckoo" title="Jacobin Cuckoo" data-attachment-id="5472" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/jacobin-cuckoo/jacobin-cuckoo-zacc-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jacobin-cuckoo-zacc-1.jpg?fit=2048%2C1638&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2048,1638" 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="Jacobin Cuckoo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Jacobin Cuckoo. Photo credit: Mohamad Zahidi</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jacobin-cuckoo-zacc-1.jpg?fit=300%2C240&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jacobin-cuckoo-zacc-1.jpg?fit=640%2C512&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Jacobin Cuckoo

Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rufous-backed-kingfisher.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher" title="Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher" data-attachment-id="3949" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2016/03/01/local-extinctions-of-singapore-birds/rufous-backed-kingfisher/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rufous-backed-kingfisher.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" 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="Rufous-backed Kingfisher" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher from Bali. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rufous-backed-kingfisher.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rufous-backed-kingfisher.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher

Chestnut-winged Babbler

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chestnut-winged-babbler-170709-112eos1d-f1x20430.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Chestnut-winged Babbler" title="Chestnut-winged Babbler" data-attachment-id="6107" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/chestnut-winged-babbler/chestnut-winged-babbler-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chestnut-winged-babbler-170709-112eos1d-f1x20430.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 Mark II","caption":"Chestnut-winged Babbler at Upper Peirce Reservoir Park","created_timestamp":"1499570491","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"Chestnut-winged Babbler","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.3730666666667","longitude":"103.80501666667"}" data-image-title="Chestnut-winged Babbler" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Chestnut-winged Babbler at Upper Peirce Reservoir Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chestnut-winged-babbler-170709-112eos1d-f1x20430.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chestnut-winged-babbler-170709-112eos1d-f1x20430.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Chestnut-winged Babbler

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Birding in Wartime: Documenting Avian Fauna in Changi Prison

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Birding in Wartime: Documenting Avian Fauna in Changi Prison

June 17, 2025 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment

An Introduction to Malayan Birds by Guy Madoc is a book with an extraordinary history - it was written in prison during World War II. In January 2025, Fenella Madoc, the daughter of Guy Madoc, shared her father's story as a prisoner of war in Changi Prison and how he was able to put together a book about birds in the most extreme of circumstances. Read on to watch the full video of her story, Keita's short talk about the importance of such literature in Singapore, and a fireside chat with Fenella, Keita, and Yen Yi and Kathy from the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.

The value of a zero count

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="The value of a zero count" title="The value of a zero count" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="102433" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2025/05/30/the-value-of-a-zero-count/photo_no_birds_chenxi/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"11","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-6700","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713407129","copyright":"","focal_length":"600","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="photo_no_birds_ChenXi" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Photo credit: Sng Chen Xi</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo_no_birds_ChenXi-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

The value of a zero count

May 30, 2025 / May 30, 2025 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment

Consider two different birding sites. In one, we have no idea whether a particular species lives there or not because no birdwatchers visit. In another, we can infer that that particular species probably doesn't live there because birdwatchers frequent the site yet fail to find it. Accurate data telling us that a bird is missing is often as important as accurate data telling us that another species of bird is present. We explore the importance of such information in this article.

Monthly Roundup: Apr 2025

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Roundup: Apr 2025" title="Monthly Roundup: Apr 2025" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?w=1920 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="99722" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/crimson-breasted-flowerpecker/crimson-breasted-flowepecker-yjw/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2048,1365" 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="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Female Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker at Chek Jawa. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Crimson-breasted-Flowepecker-YJW.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Apr 2025

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

Chek Jawa delivers a national first record for the third year in a row!

Monthly Roundup: Mar 2025

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Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Mar 2025

April 26, 2025 / April 28, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

March is usually the last month for rare birds before we go into the quiet summer months. Some good birds usually make an appearance as they move northwards, like the needletails and flycatchers this year.

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?

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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.