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Checklist Revisions
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.
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September 5, 2024 / October 11, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The latest update of our checklist, version 2024-2, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
January 13, 2024 / August 24, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The latest update of our checklist, version 2024-1, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
July 31, 2023 / December 25, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on Checklist Revision for August 2023
The latest update of our checklist, version 2023-3, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
June 17, 2023 / July 27, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 1 Comment on Checklist Revision for June 2023
The latest update of our checklist, version 2023-2, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
February 5, 2023 / February 6, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on Checklist Revision for February 2023
The latest update of our checklist, version 2023-1, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
August 31, 2022 / August 31, 2022 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 2 Comments on Checklist Revision for August 2022
The latest update of our checklist, version 2022-2, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
February 11, 2022 / August 31, 2022 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
Our Records Committee maintains an up-to-date checklist of Singapore's bird species, incorporating latest advances in understanding of regional birds. Our official checklist is updated twice a year. Version 2022-1, published in February 2022, is the year's first checklist revision.
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September 15, 2021 / August 31, 2022 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
The Singapore Birds Project checklist is updated regularly according to taxonomic updates by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). Our team recently conducted a thorough review to vote on additional species to be added to or removed from the checklist. In the spirit of ensuring that accurate information is provided in a timely fashion, we decided […]
July 14, 2021 / August 31, 2022 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
The latest revision of the Singapore Bird List is now derived from IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. The following are the major changes: Addition: Wedge-tailed Shearwater – First record of a single bird at Woodlands on 22 June 1998, second record of a single bird […]
January 25, 2021 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The latest revision of the Singapore Bird List is now derived from IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. The following are the major changes: Addition: Common Swift – First record of a single bird on 9 October 2020 at Jelutong Tower, Central Catchment Nature Reserve. Second […]
August 3, 2020 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | 2 Comments on Bird List Revision for August 2020
The latest revision of the Singapore Bird List is now derived from IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. The following are the major changes: Addition: Shikra: – A single juvenile bird reported flying pass at Jelutong Tower on 21 November 2019 represent the first confirmed record […]
March 14, 2020 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
This is the latest revision of the Singapore Bird List dated 14 March 2020. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. The following are the major changes: Addition: White-cheeked Starling: – A single bird first reported at Picadilly, Seletar on 16 January 2020, which represent the first confirmed record for this very rare […]
January 28, 2020 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The latest revision of the Singapore Bird List is now derived from IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. The following are the major changes: Addition: Taiga Flycatcher: – A single bird first reported at Singapore Botanical Gardens on 1 December 2019 represent the first confirmed record […]
November 18, 2019 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The third revision of the Singapore Bird List for 2019 is now available at our website. There are now 408 birds recorded in our list. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. There are four new species added in this revision. Pied Stilt 2 stilts were first observed on 16 July 2019 at […]
May 2, 2019 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
A minor revision to the checklist to cover changes and corrections to the Malay names of bird species. The changes are as follows (new Malay names in bracket): Red Junglefowl (Ayam-Hutan Biasa) Malaysian Plover (Rapang Pantai Melayu) Oriental Plover (Rapang Padang Asia Timur) Whimbrel (Kendi Gajah) Little Curlew (Kendi Kerdil Asia) Far Eastern Curlew (Kendi […]
March 4, 2019 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The latest revision of the Singapore Bird List is now derived from IOC World Bird List Version 9.1. Changes are as follow: Addition: Black-headed Bunting – A single bird seen at Kranji Marsh/Neo Tiew Harvest Lane on 18th November 2018 (Martin Kennewell and friends). There are doubts about the condition of tail feathers, but the […]
November 12, 2018 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | 1 Comment on Bird List Revision for November 2018
The fourth revision of the Singapore Bird List for 2018 is now available at our website. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. There are two new species added in this revision. Large Woodshrike A female Large Woodshrike was seen at Jelutong Tower on the morning of 22 October 2018. This species was […]
June 1, 2018 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The third revision of the Singapore Bird List for 2018 is now available at our website. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. There is one new species added in this revision, the Great Slaty Woodpecker. Previously considered to be extirpated from Singapore, with 2 unconfirmed sightings at Changi in the 1970s. A […]
April 2, 2018 / December 3, 2021 by Francis Yap | 3 Comments on Bird List Revision for April 2018
The second revision of the Singapore Bird List for 2018 is now available at our website. The Excel format of the list is available HERE. There is one new species added in this revision, the Indian Paradise Flycatcher. A single bird was reported by Feroz Fizah at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 23 March 2018 […]
January 30, 2018 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The latest revision of the Singapore Bird List is now derived from IOC World Bird List Version 8.1. Changes are as follow: Addition: Little Stint– Two birds at Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin on 21 September 2017 by NParks (David Li, Jacky Soh and Fadhli Ahmad) Addition: Verditer Flycatcher – A single bird photographed by George […]
August 1, 2017 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
We are pleased to publish the latest revision of the Singapore Bird List to include taxonomic changes based on the latest IOC World Bird List version 7.3. The changes are: Replacing Glossy Swiftlet with Plume-toed Swiftlet due to split of the Glossy Swiftlet species complex (Rheindt et al. 2017) Change of genus name for Garganey […]
June 13, 2017 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
We have revised our Singapore Bird List with the following changes: The changes are: Addition: Ruby-cheeked Sunbird – 2005 record from Martin Kennewell Addition: Green Broadbill – 2014 records from Pulau Ubin (Keita Sin) and East Coast Park (See Toh Yew Wai) Deletion: Western Marsh Harrier Taxonomic change – Himalayan Cuckoo from Oriental Cuckoo The […]
April 23, 2017 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
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 […]
