Prepared by the Singapore Bird Records Committee
The latest update of our checklist, version 2025-1, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
Our last update to the downloadable checklist included taxonomic changes, species additions, and removals. In this version, one addition, and one removal.
This article includes the updates to our checklist since our last revision. Our checklist is based on the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) taxonomy, the latest version being IOC 15.1.
This edition of the checklist is version 2025-1, and can be downloaded at our Downloads page. Note that this downloadable checklist is a “snapshot” of the checklist as of March 2025, and may differ from our live checklists available on this site and our Records Committee site.
There are 429 species in the Singapore Bird Checklist after the changes in this revision, the same number as the previous version.
Added to checklist
Black Stork Ciconia nigra [Record 11003]: One at Jelutong Tower on 31 Dec 2024 was Singapore’s first record.
Removed from checklist
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis: With the last record in 1994, this species exceeds our 30-year threshold for inclusion in Cat A, and is moved to Cat B1.
Significant taxonomic and English name changes
Little Heron Butorides atricapilla is split from Striated Heron B. striata, which is now restricted to the Americas.
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Pachyglossa chrysorrhea and Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis are moved from Dicaeum to Pachyglossa.
As always, please feel free to let us know if there are any errors or questions.
Records Committee Report 2024
In 2024 we welcomed Jared Tan and Keren Sadanandan, who joined in October and December respectively, to the Records Committee. The Singapore Bird Records Committee’s members at the end of 2024 were: Keita Sin (Chair), Raghav Narayanswamy (Vice-chair), Dillen Ng, Jared Tan, Jen Wei Yip, Keren Sadanandan, Movin Nyanasengeran, and Richard White. We would like to thank Sandra Chia and Movin Nyanasengeran, who left the Records Committee in October and December 2024 respectively, for their contributions. We are also grateful to our advisory panel and other regional experts whom we contacted for discussions.
Below is the Records Committee Report for 2024.
