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A few of Singapore’s birds (full gallery)

<img width="300" height="200" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/scarlet-minivet_12-11-17_malaysia_panti-keita.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="6895" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/scarlet-minivet/scarlet-minivet-3/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/scarlet-minivet_12-11-17_malaysia_panti-keita.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5","credit":"Keita Sin","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"Male Scarlet Minivet at Panti Forest. Photo credit: Keita Sin","created_timestamp":"1510493469","copyright":"","focal_length":"420","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.00125","title":"Scarlet Minivet","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Scarlet Minivet" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male Scarlet Minivet at Panti Forest. Photo credit: Keita Sin</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/scarlet-minivet_12-11-17_malaysia_panti-keita.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/scarlet-minivet_12-11-17_malaysia_panti-keita.jpg" />

Scarlet Minivet

<img width="300" height="200" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-naped-monarch_alanng3.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="3493" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/black-naped-monarch/black-naped-monarch_alanng3/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-naped-monarch_alanng3.jpg" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark IV","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1316951774","copyright":"","focal_length":"840","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="black-naped monarch_AlanNg3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Black-naped Monarch (male) at Panti Bird Sanctuary. Photo credit: Alan Ng</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-naped-monarch_alanng3.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/black-naped-monarch_alanng3.jpg" />

Black-naped Monarch

<img width="300" height="200" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/green-broadbill_01.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="9270" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/green-broadbill/green-broadbill_01/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/green-broadbill_01.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,1366" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"ADRIAN SILAS TAY","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"All rights reservedradriansilastay@gmail.com","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male Green Broadbill at Pulau Ubin, June 2021. Photo Credit: Adrian Silas Tay</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/green-broadbill_01.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/green-broadbill_01.jpg" />

Green Broadbill

<img width="300" height="200" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oriental-plover-fy1x6381-102eos1d-121013.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="2367" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/oriental-plover/oriental-plover-3/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oriental-plover-fy1x6381-102eos1d-121013.jpg" 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 Dam","created_timestamp":"1350141546","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"Oriental Plover","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Oriental Plover" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Oriental Plover at Seletar Dam. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oriental-plover-fy1x6381-102eos1d-121013.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oriental-plover-fy1x6381-102eos1d-121013.jpg" />

Oriental Plover

<img width="300" height="200" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38-300x200.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38-300x200.jpg 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38-525x350.jpg 525w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38.jpg 1177w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="14999" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/pied-kingfisher/pied-kingfisher-38/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38.jpg" data-orig-size="1177,785" 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="Pied Kingfisher_Dillen Ng_1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Pied Kingfisher at Sri Lanka. Photo Credit: Dillen Ng</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pied-kingfisher-38-1024x683.jpg" />

Pied Kingfisher

<img width="300" height="200" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/green-imperial-pigeon-170129-109eos1d-f1x24736.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="7253" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/green-imperial-pigeon/green-imperial-pigeon-3/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/green-imperial-pigeon-170129-109eos1d-f1x24736.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"10","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II","caption":"Green Imperial Pigeon at Changi Business Park","created_timestamp":"1485666642","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Green Imperial Pigeon","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.3399833333333","longitude":"103.96991666667"}" data-image-title="Green Imperial Pigeon" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Green Imperial Pigeon at Changi Business Park. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/green-imperial-pigeon-170129-109eos1d-f1x24736.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/green-imperial-pigeon-170129-109eos1d-f1x24736.jpg" />

Green Imperial Pigeon

The latest from our blog

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Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Jul 2023

August 24, 2023 / August 24, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

The Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo was a lifer for many birders this July, as it has not been recorded in several years, and for those who missed the Great Slaty Woodpecker earlier this year, the one at Ulu Sembawang seems to be sticking around a lot longer. Unfortunately, the Black-thighed Falconet and White-chested Babbler were less obliging.

<img width="300" height="199" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/japanese-paradise-flycatcher-zhd.jpg" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="217" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/black-paradise-flycatcher/japanese-paradise-flycatcher/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/japanese-paradise-flycatcher-zhd.jpg" data-orig-size="1500,996" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"a-Dee","camera":"NIKON D300S","caption":"Japanese Paradise Flycatcher at Bidadari. Photo credit: Mohamad Zahidi","created_timestamp":"1395597566","copyright":"","focal_length":"850","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"Japanese Paradise Flycatcher","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Japanese Paradise Flycatcher" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male Black Paradise Flycatcher at Bidadari. Photo credit: Mohamad Zahidi</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/japanese-paradise-flycatcher-zhd.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/japanese-paradise-flycatcher-zhd.jpg" />

Checklist Revisions

Checklist Revision for August 2023

July 31, 2023 / August 10, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

The latest update of our checklist, version 2023-3, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.

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ID Articles Science

Sand plovers in Singapore: two species or three?

July 29, 2023 / July 29, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on Sand plovers in Singapore: two species or three?

Might Singapore have three species of sand plover? It might seem an odd question – we usually only mention the Lesser Sand Plovers, which are pretty common, with the rare Greater sometimes turning up. What’s the third one then?

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Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Jun 2023

July 22, 2023 / August 3, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

A quiet June, as is typical, with continuing sightings of the White-crowned Hornbill and some other uncommon residents.

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Broadbills in Singapore

July 4, 2023 / August 9, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 2 Comments on Broadbills in Singapore

How many broadbills are there in Singapore? There are two ways to answer the question: there are multiple Black-and-red Broadbill individuals flying around, and there are two species currently on the Singapore Bird Checklist - Black-and-red and Green Broadbill. There actually also used to be three other species of Broadbills in Singapore historically.

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Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: May 2023

June 23, 2023 / August 3, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

Many birders in Singapore will remember the two flocks of Pied Stilt from this month, appearing almost at the same time, and even landing themselves a spot in the news!