Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
The Singapore Bird Checklist undergoes revisions to align with the IOC World Bird List version 7.2. These updates include English name changes for the Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher and Rufous-bellied Eagle, alongside scientific reclassifications for several sandpiper species and the Buff-vented Bulbul.
There have been some minor English Name as well as Scientific Name changes to be in sync with the IOC World Bird List version 7.2 published in April 22 2017. The English Name changes are are: Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher from Oriental Paradise Flycatcher. Rufous-bellied Eagle from Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle. The Scientific Name changes are: Ruff from Philomachus pugnax to Calidris pugnax Broad-billed Sandpiper from Limicola falcinellus to Calidris falcinellus Spoon-billed Sandpiper from Eurynorhynchus pygmea to Calidris pygmea Buff-vented Bulbul from Iole olivacea to Iole crypta The Singapore Bird Checklist is downloadable in Excel format here: Singapore Bird Checklist-2017-Rev-03