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List of bird species present in Singapore

The following is a compilation of the birds recorded in Singapore based on the following publications,

a) Pocket checklist of the birds of the Republic of Singapore (2007),
b) An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore (2007).

Both publications provide comprehensive listing of the birdlife in Singapore with only slight differences in the definition of the status and abundance. Differences in opinion can arise because there are inevitably weaknesses in verifying sight records as well as old records in literature that may not be supported by specimens. Recognition of different species limit may also affect total number recognised.

Status	Pocket checklist of the birds of the Republic of Singapore	An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore
RB Resident breeder	Species which is present all year round, breeding proven	Present throughout the year, with viable population and breeding in Singapore proven
R(B) Resident, breeding not proven	Species which is present all year round, breeding suspected but not proven	Present throughout the year but with no record of breeding in Singapore
WV Winter Visitor	Species which migrates from its breeding grounds to warmer climes during winter	A species which spends all or part of the north temperate winter in Singapore
PM Passage Migrant	Species which stop in the location described for a short duration to rest and refuel before moving on to its wintering grounds	A species which only appears, or is more common, during the periods of north-or-southbound migration
MB Migrant breeder	Species which breeds in the location described but spends the non-breeding season elsewhere
NBV Non-breeding visitor	Species which may be present all year round but for which there is no evidence of breeding	A species not known to undertake a definite migration but which occurs in Singapore from time to time
A Accidental Visitor	Species which are probably stragglers to the region	Accidental or vagrant A species recorded in Singapore only rarely and on an irregular basis
I Introduced	Species which though originally introduced by man, have bred and established breeding populations	A species introduced to Singapore by man and has established feral populations
? Status uncertain	Species for which status is questionable based on current evidence
E Extinct		A species which used to be recorded in the wild but of which there have been no records in the last 50 years

Abundance	Pocket checklist of the birds of the Republic of Singapore	An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore
A Abundant	Species which are encountered with almost 100% probability in preferred habitats
C Common	Species which are encountered with at least 90% probability in preferred habitats	Recorded every year in comparatively large numbers
U Uncommon	Species which are encountered with less than 50% probability in preferred habitats	Recorded almost every year but only in small numbers
R Rare	Species which are encountered with less than 10% probability in preferred habitats	3 to 10 records for residents or 1 to 2 per year for passage migrants and winter visitors
vR Very Rare		Less than 3 records in the last 50 years

			Pocket checklist of the birds of the Republic of Singapore		An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore
No	Scientific Name	Common Name	Abund- ance	Status	Abund- ance	Status
Family Phasianidae
1	Coturnix chinensis	King Quail Blue-breasted Quail	U	RB	U	RB
2	Gallus gallus	Red Junglefowl	U	RB	U	RB
Family Dendrocygnidae
3	Dendrocygna arcuata	Wandering Whistling-duck	U	I?RB	U	I RB
4	Dendrocygna javanica	Lesser Whistling-duck	U	RB	U	RB
Family Anatidae
5	Nettapus coromand- elianus	Cotton Pygmy- goose	R	R(B)	R	NBV
6	Anas penelope	Eurasian Wigeon	R	A	vR	A
7	Anas strepera	Gadwall	R	A	vR	A
8	Anas crecca	Eurasian Teal Common Teal	R	WV	vR	A
9	Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	R	WV	R	WV
10	Anas querquedula	Garganey	U	WV	U	WV
11	Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	R	WV	R	WV
12	Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	R	A	vR	A
Family Turnicidae
13	Turnix suscitator	Barred Buttonquail	U	RB	C	RB
Family Picidae
14	Dendrocopos moluccensis	Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker	A	RB	C	RB
15	Celeus brachyurus	Rufous Woodpecker	U	RB	U	RB
16	Dryocopus javensis	White-bellied Woodpecker	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
17	Picus miniaceus	Banded Woodpecker	C	RB	C	RB
18	Picus vittatus	Laced Woodpecker	C	RB	C	RB
19	Dinopium javanense	Common Goldenback Common Flameback	C	RB	C	RB
20	Mulleripicus pulverulentus	Great Slaty Woodpecker	R	NBV	vR	NBV
Family Megalaimidae
21	Megalaima lineata	Lineated Barbet	U	IRB	U	I RB
22	Megalaima rafflesii	Red- crowned Barbet	U	RB	U	RB
23	Megalaima haemacephala	Coppersmith Barbet	C	RB	C	RB
Family Bucerotidae
24	Anthrac- oceros albirostris	Oriental Pied Hornbill	U	RB	R	RB
Family Coraciidae
25	Eurystomus orientalis	Oriental Dollarbird Dollarbird	C	RB WV	C	RB WV
Family Alcedinidae
26	Alcedo atthis	Common Kingfisher	C	WV	C	WV PM
27	Alcedo meninting	Blue-eared Kingfisher	R	RB	R	R(B)
28	Ceyx erithacus	Black- backed Kingfisher Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher	R	WV	R	WV PM
Family Halcyonidae
29	Halcyon capensis	Stork-billed Kingfisher	U	RB	U	RB
30	Halcyon coromanda	Ruddy Kingfisher	R	RB WV	U R	WV PM RB
31	Halcyon smyrnensis	White-throated Kingfisher	C	RB	C	RB
32	Halcyon pileata	Black-capped Kingfisher	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
33	Todiramphus chloris	Collared Kingfisher	A	RB	C	RB
Family Meropidae
34	Merops viridis	Blue-throated Bee-eater	C	MB	C	RB
35	Merops philippinus	Blue-tailed Bee-eater	C	WV	C	WV PM
Family Cuculidae
36	Clamator coromandus	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo	U	PM WV	U	WV PM
37	Hieroco- ccyx sparverioides	Large Hawk- cuckoo	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
38	Hieroco- ccyx fugax	Malaysian Hawk- cuckoo	U	NBV	R	NBV
39	Hieroco- ccyx nisicolor	Hodgson's Hawk- cuckoo	R	WV	U	WV PM
40	Cuculus micropterus	Indian Cuckoo	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
41	Cuculus saturatus	Oriental Cuckoo	R	PM	R	WV PM
42	Cacomantis sonneratii	Banded Bay Cuckoo	U	RB	U	RB
43	Cacomantis merulinus	Plaintive Cuckoo	U	RB	U	RB
44	Cacomantis sepulcralis	Rusty-breasted Cuckoo	U	RB	U	RB
45	Chrysoco- ccyx minutillus	Little Bronze Cuckoo	C	RB	C	RB
46	Chrysoco- ccyx basalis	Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo	R	WV	R	WV
47	Chrysoc- occyx xanthorh- ynchus	Violet Cuckoo	U	RB WV	U	RB WV
48	Surniculus lugubris	Asian Drongo-cuckoo Drongo Cuckoo	U	RB WV	U	RB WV
49	Eudynamys scolopacea	Asian Koel	C	RB WV	C	RB WV
50	Phaenico- phaeus sumatranus	Chestnut-bellied Malkoha	U	RB	U	RB
Family Centropodidae
51	Centropus sinensis	Greater Coucal	U	RB	U	RB
52	Centropus bengalensis	Lesser Coucal	C	RB	C	RB
Family Psittacidae
53	Trichoglossus haematodus	Rainbow Lorikeet	C	IRB
54	Cacatua sulphurea	Yellow-crested Cockatoo	U	IRB	U	I RB
55	Cacatua goffini	Tanimbar Corella	C	IRB	C	I RB
56	Psittinus cyanurus	Blue- rumped Parrot	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
57	Loriculus galgulus	Blue- crowned Hanging Parrot	U	R(B)	U	R(B)
58	Psittacula krameri	Rose- ringed Parakeet	U	IRB	U	I RB
59	Psittacula alexandri	Red- breasted Parakeet	C	IRB	C	I RB
60	Psittacula longicauda	Long-tailed Parakeet	C	R(B)	C	R(B)
Family Apodidae
61	Collocalia esculenta	Glossy Swiftlet	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
62	Collocalia maxima	Black-nest Swiftlet	C	RB	C	RB
63	Collocalia fuciphaga	Edible-nest Swiftlet	C	RB	C	RB
64	Rhaphidura leucopygialis	Silver- rumped Spinetail Silver- rumped Needletail	R	NBV	R	NBV
65	Hirundapus caudacutus	White-throated Needletail			vR	PM
66	Hirundapus cochinchin- ensis	Silver- backed Needletail	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
67	Hirundapus giganteus	Brown-backed Needletail	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
68	Cypsiurus balasiensis	Asian Palm Swift	C	RB	C	RB
69	Apus pacificus	Fork- tailed Swift	U	PM WV	U	WV PM
70	Apus nipalensis Apus affinis	House Swift	C	RB	C	RB
Family Hemiprocnidae
71	Hemiprocne longipennis	Grey- rumped Treeswift	C	RB	C	RB
72	Hemiprocne comata	Whiskered Treeswift	R	NBV	R	NBV
Family Tytonidae
73	Tyto alba	Barn Owl	U	RB	U	RB
Family Strigidae
74	Otus sunia	Oriental Scops Owl	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
75	Otus lempiji	Collared Scops Owl	C	RB	C	RB
76	Bubo sumatranus	Barred Eagle Owl			vR	NBV
77	Ketupa ketupu	Buffy Fish Owl	R	RB	R	RB
78	Strix seloputo	Spotted Wood Owl	R	RB	R	RB
79	Ninox scutulata	Brown Hawk-owl	C	RB WV	C	RB
80	Asio flammeus	Short- eared Owl	R	WV PM	R	A
Family Eurostopodidae
81	Eurostopodus temminckii	Malaysian Eared Nightjar	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
Family Caprimulgidae
82	Caprimulgus indicus	Grey Nightjar	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
83	Caprimulgus macrurus	Large-tailed Nightjar	C	RB	C	RB
84	Caprimulgus affinis	Savanna Nightjar	C	RB	U	RB
Family Columbidae
85	Columba livia	Common Pigeon Rock Pigeon	A	IRB	C	I RB
86	Streptopelia chinensis	Spotted Dove	A	RB	C	RB
87	Streptopelia tranquebarica	Red Turtle Dove Red Collared Dove	C	IRB	C	I RB
88	Chalcophaps indica	Common Emerald Dove	U	R(B)	U	RB
89	Geopelia striata	Zebra Dove Peaceful Dove	C	RB	C	RB
90	Treron fulvicollis	Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon	R	NBV	R	NBV
91	Treron olax	Little Green Pigeon	R	R(B)	R	R(B) NBV
92	Treron vernans	Pink- necked Green Pigeon	A	RB	C	RB
93	Treron curvirostra	Thick- billed Green Pigeon	U	RB	U	RB
94	Ptilinopus jambu	Jambu Fruit Dove	U	NBV	U	NBV
95	Ducula aenea	Green Imperial Pigeon	R	NBV	R	NBV
96	Ducula bicolor	Pied Imperial Pigeon	R	NBV	R	NBV
Family Heliornithidae
97	Heliopais personata	Heliopais personata	R	A	vR	NBV
Family Rallidae
98	Rallina fasciata	Red- legged Crake	U	RB WV	U	RB WV
99	Rallina eurizonoides	Slaty- legged Crake	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
100	Gallirallus striatus	Slaty- breasted Rail	U	RB	C	RB
101	Amaurornis phoenicurus	White-breasted Waterhen	C	RB WV	C U	RB WV PM
102	Porzana pusilla	Baillon's Crake	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
103	Porzana fusca	Ruddy-breasted Crake	U	RB WV	U	RB
104	Porzana cinerea	White- browed Crake	U	RB	U	RB
105	Gallicrex cinerea	Watercock	U	WV	U	WV PM
106	Porphyrio porphyrio	Purple Swamphen	U	RB	R	RB
107	Gallinula chloropus	Common Moorhen	U	RB	C	RB
108	Fulica atra	Eurasian Coot Common Coot	R	A	vR	A
Family Scolopacidae
109	Scolopax rusticola	Eurasian Woodcock	R	WV	vR	A
110	Gallinago stenura	Pin-tailed Snipe	C	WV	C	WV PM
111	Gallinago megala	Swinhoe's Snipe	R	WV	R	WV PM
112	Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	C	WV	C	WV PM
113	Limosa limosa	Black- tailed Godwit	U	WV PM	C	WV PM
114	Limosa lapponica	Bar- tailed Godwit	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
115	Numenius minutus	Little Curlew	R	A	vR	A
116	Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
117	Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
118	Numenius madagasca- riensis	Far Eastern Curlew Eastern Curlew	R	PM	R	PM
119	Tringa erythropus	Spotted Redshank	R	WV	R	WV
120	Tringa totanus	Common Redshank	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
121	Tringa stagnatilis	Marsh Sandpiper	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
122	Tringa nebularia	Common Greenshank	C	WV	C	WV PM
123	Tringa guttifer	Nordmann's Greenshank	R	WV	vR	WV PM
124	Tringa ochropus	Green Sandpiper	R	WV	R	WV
125	Tringa glareola	Wood Sandpiper	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
126	Tringa cinerea Xenus cinereus	Terek Sandpiper	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
127	Tringa hypoleucos Actitis hypoleucos	Common Sandpiper	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
128	Tringa brevipes Heteroscelus brevipes	Grey-tailed Tattler	R	WV PM	U	WV PM
129	Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone	U	WV	U	WV PM
130	Limnodromus semipalmatus	Asian Dowitcher	R	WV PM	U	WV PM
131	Calidris tenuirostris	Great Knot	R	PM	U	PM
132	Calidris canutus	Red Knot	R	WV	vR	WV
133	Calidris alba	Sanderling	U	WV	U	WV
134	Calidris ruficollis	Red- necked Stint	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
135	Calidris temminckii	Temminck's Stint	R	PM	R	PM
136	Calidris subminuta	Long-toed Stint	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
137	Calidris melanotos	Pectoral Sandpiper	R	A	vR	A
138	Calidris acuminata	Sharp- tailed Sandpiper	R	A	R	PM
139	Calidris alpina	Dunlin	R	PM	R	PM
140	Calidris ferruginea	Curlew Sandpiper	C	WV PM	C	WV
141	Eurynorh- ynchus pygmeus	Spoon- billed Sandpiper	R	WV	R	WV
142	Limicola falcinellus	Broad- billed Sandpiper	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
143	Philomachus pugnax	Ruff	R	WV	U	WV
144	Phalaropus lobatus	Red- necked Phalarope	R	WV	vR	A
Family Rostratulidae
145	Rostratula benghalensis	Greater Painted- snipe	R	RB	R	RB
Family Jacanidae
146	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Pheasant-tailed Jacana	R	WV	R	WV
Family Burhinidae
147	Esacus magnirostris	Beach Thick-knee			vR	R(B)
148	Burhinus giganteus	Beach Stone- curlew	R	R(B)
Family Charadriidae
149	Himantopus himantopus	Black- winged Stilt	R	WV PM	U	WV PM
150	Pluvialis fulva	Pacific Golden Plover	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
151	Pluvialis squatarola	Grey Plover	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
152	Charadrius hiaticula	Common Ringed Plover	R	PM	U	WV PM
153	Charadrius dubius	Little Ringed Plover	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
154	Charadrius alexandrinus	Kentish Plover	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
155	Charadrius peronii	Malaysian Plover	U	RB	R	RB
156	Charadrius mongolus	Lesser Sand Plover	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
157	Charadrius leschenaulti	Greater Sand Plover	U	WV PM	C	WV PM
158	Charadrius veredus	Oriental Plover	R	PM	R	PM
159	Vanellus cinereus	Grey- headed Lapwing	R	A
160	Vanellus indicus	Red- wattled Lapwing	U	RB	R	RB
Family Glareolidae
161	Glareola maldivarum	Oriental Pratincole	U WV PM	PM	U	WV PM
162	Glareola lactea	Small Pratincole	R	PM	R	PM
Family Laridae
163	Stercorarius parasiticus	Parasitic Jaeger	R	A
164	Larus brunnicephalus	Brown-headed Gull	R	A	R	A
165	Larus ridibundus	Common Black- headed Gull	U	WV	R	WV
166	Gelochelidon nilotica	Gull- billed Tern	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
167	Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern	R	WV	R	WV
168	Sterna bengalensis	Lesser Crested Tern	C	WV	C	WV
169	Sterna bergii	Swift Tern Great Crested Tern	C	WV	C	WV
170	Sterna dougallii	Roseate Tern	R	A	vR	A
171	Sterna sumatrana	Black- naped Tern	U	RB	U	RB
172	Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	U	WV	U	WV PM
173	Sterna albifrons	Little Tern	C	RB WV	C C	RB NBV WV
174	Sterna aleutica	Aleutian Tern	R	A	R	A
175	Sterna anaethetus	Bridled Tern	U	WV	U	PM
176	Chlidonias hybridus	Whiskered Tern	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
177	Chlidonias leucopterus	White- winged Tern	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
Family Accipitridae
178	Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	C	NBV	C	WV BV PM
179	Aviceda jerdoni	Jerdon’s Baza	R	A	vR	PM
180	Aviceda leuphotes	Black Baza	C	PM WV	C	VW PM
181	Pernis ptilorhyncus	Crested Honey-buzzard Oriental Honey-buzzard	C	PM WV	U C	NBV WV PM
182	Macheira- mphus alcinus	Bat Hawk	R	NBV	R	NBV
183	Elanus caeruleus	Black- winged Kite	U	RB	C	RB
184	Milvus migrans	Black Kite	U	WV	U	WV
185	Haliastur indus	Brahminy Kite	C	RB	C	RB
186	Haliaeetus leucogaster	White- bellied Sea Eagle	C	RB	C	RB
187	Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus	Grey- headed Fish Eagle	R	RB	R	RB
188	Gyps himalayensis	Himalayan Vulture	R	A	R	A
189	Circaetus gallicus	Short-toed Snake Eagle	R	PM	R	PM
190	Spilornis cheela	Crested Serpent Eagle	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
191	Circus aeruginosus	Western Marsh Harrier	R	A	U	WV PM
192	Circus spilonotus	Eastern Marsh Harrier	U	WV
193	Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier Hen Harrier	R	WV	R	WV
194	Circus melanoleucos	Pied Harrier	R	WV	R	WV
195	Accipiter trivirgatus	Crested Goshawk	R	RB NBV	R	RB NBV
196	Accipiter soloensis	Chinese Sparro- whawk	U	PM	U	WV PM
197	Accipiter gularis	Japanese Sparro- whawk	C	PM WV	C	WV PM
198	Accipiter virgatus	Besra	R	PM	R	NBV
199	Butastur indicus	Grey- faced Buzzard	U	WV	U	WV PM
200	Buteo buteo	Common Buzzard	U	WV	U	WV
201	Aquila clanga	Greater Spotted Eagle	R	WV	R	WV
202	Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	R	A	R	WV
203	Aquila heliaca	Asian Imperial Eagle Imperial Eagle	R	A	R	WV
204	Hieraaetus pennatus	Booted Eagle	R	A	R	PM
205	Hieraaetus kienerii	Rufous- bellied Eagle	R	WV	R	WV PM
206	Spizaetus cirrhatus	Changeable Hawk- eagle	U	RB	U	RB
207	Spizaetus alboniger	Blyth's Hawk- eagle	R	NBV	vR	NBV
Family Falconidae
208	Microhierax fringillarius	Black- thighed Falconet	R	R(B)	vR	NBV
209	Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	R	A	R	A
210	Falco tinnunculus	Common Kestrel	R	WV	R	WV
211	Falco subbuteo	Eurasian Hobby	R	A
212	Falco severus	Oriental Hobby	R	A	R	A
213	Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	U	WV	U	WV PM
Family Podicipedidae
214	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Little Grebe	R	RB	U	RB
Family Sulidae
215	Sula leucogaster	Brown Booby	R	NBV	vR	NBV
Family Ardeidae
216	Egretta garzetta	Little Egret	C	WV	C	WV PM
217	Egretta eulophotes	Chinese Egret	R	WV	U	WV
218	Egretta sacra	Pacific Reef Egret	U	R(B)	U	RB
219	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	C	RB	C	RB
220	Ardea sumatrana	Great- billed Heron	R	RB	R	RB
221	Ardea purpurea	Purple Heron	U	RB	C	RB
222	Casmerodius albus	Great Egret	C	WV	C	WV
223	Mesophoyx intermedia	Yellow- billed Egret Intermediate Egret	U	WV	U	WV
224	Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	C	IR(B) WV	C	WV PM
225	Ardeola bacchus	Chinese Pond Heron	C	WV	U	WV
226	Ardeola speciosa	Javan Pond Heron	R	A
227	Butorides striatus	Striated Heron	C	RB WV	C R	RB WV
228	Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night Heron	U	RB	U	RB
229	Gorsachius melanolophus	Malayan Night Heron	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
230	Ixobrychus sinensis	Yellow Bittern	C	RB WV	C	RB WV
231	Ixobrychus eurhythmus	Von Schrenck's Bittern Schrenck's Bittern	U	WV	U	WV PM
232	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus	Cinnamon Bittern	C	RB WV	U	WV PM
233	Dupetor flavicollis	Black Bittern	U	PM WV	U	WV PM
234	Botaurus stellaris	Great Bittern			R	A
Family Threskiornithidae
235	Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy Ibis	R	A	R	A
Family Pelecanidae
236	Pelecanus onocrotalus	Great White Pelican			vR	NBV
Family Ciconiidae
237	Leptoptilos javanicus	Lesser Adjutant			R	NBV
Family Fregatidae
238	Fregata ariel	Lesser Frigatebird	R	NBV	vR	NBV
239	Fregata andrewsi	Christmas Frigatebird	R	NBV	vR	NBV
Family Procellariidae
240	Puffinus pacificus	Wedge- tailed Shearwater			vR	A
241	Oceano- droma monorhis	Swinhoe's Storm Petrel	U	PM	U	PM
Family Pittidae
242	Pitta sordida	Hooded Pitta	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
243	Pitta moluccensis	Blue- winged Pitta	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
244	Pitta megarhyncha	Mangrove Pitta	R	RB	R	RB
Family Eurylaimidae
245	Cymbirh- ynchus macrorhy- nchos	Black- and-red Broadbill	R	NBV
Family Pardalotidae
246	Gerygone sulphurea	Golden- bellied Gerygone	C	RB	C	RB
Family Irenidae
247	Irena puella	Asian Fairy Bluebird	C	RB	C	RB
248	Chloropsis sonnerati	Greater Green Leafbird	U	R(B)	R	R(B)
249	Chloropsis cyanopogon	Lesser Green Leafbird	U	R(B)	U	R(B)
250	Chloropsis cochin- chinensis	Blue- winged Leafbird	C	R(B)	C	R(B)
Family Laniidae
251	Lanius tigrinus	Tiger Shrike	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
252	Lanius cristatus	Brown Shrike	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
253	Lanius schachs	Long- tailed Shrike	U	RB	C	RB
Family Corvidae
254	Pachycephala grisola	Mangrove Whistler	R	RB	U	RB
255	Corvus splendens	House Crow	C	IRB	C	I RB
256	Corvus macrorh- ynchos	Large- billed Crow	C	RB	C	RB
257	Oriolus chinensis	Black- naped Oriole	C	RB	C R	RB WV
258	Coracina fimbriata	Lesser Cucko- oshrike	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
259	Lalage nigra	Pied Triller	C	RB	C	RB
260	Pericrocotus divaricatus	Ashy Minivet	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
261	Pericrocotus flammeus	Scarlet Minivet	R	R(B)	vR	R(B)
262	Rhipidura javanica	Pied Fantail	C	RB	C	RB
263	Dicrurus macrocercus	Black Drongo	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
264	Dicrurus leucophaeus	Ferruginous Flycatcher	R	WV	R	WV NBV
265	Dicrurus annectans	Crow-billed Drongo	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
266	Dicrurus paradiseus	Greater Racket- tailed Drongo	C	RB	C	RB
267	Hypothymis azurea	Black- naped Monarch	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
268	Terpsiphone paradisi	Asian Paradise-flycatcher	C	PM WV	C	PM WV
269	Terpsiphone atrocaudata	Japanese Paradise Flycatcher	R	PM	R	PM
270	Aegithina tiphia	Common Iora	C	RB	C	RB
Family Muscicapidae
271	Monticola gularis	White-throated Rock Thrush	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
272	Monticola solitarius	Blue Rock Thrush	R	PM	R	PM
273	Zoothera citrina	Zoothera citrina	R	WV	R	WV
274	Zoothera sibirica	Siberian Thrush	R	PM	R	PM
275	Turdus obscurus	Eyebrowed Thrush	U	PM	U R	PM WV
276	Rhinomyias brunneata	Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
277	Muscicapa griseisticta	Grey- streaked Flycatcher	R	A
278	Muscicapa sibirica	Dark-sided Flycatcher	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
279	Muscicapa dauurica	Asian Brown Flycatcher	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
280	Muscicapa williamsoni	Brown-streaked Flycatcher	R	WV	R	WV
281	Muscicapa ferruginea	Ferruginous Flycatcher	U	WV PM	U	WV
282	Ficedula zanthopygia	Yellow-rumped Flycatcher	U	PM	C	WV PM
283	Ficedula elisae	Chinese Flycatcher	R	WV PM
284	Ficedula narcissina	Narcissus Flycatcher			R	PM
285	Ficedula mugimaki	Mugimaki Flycatcher	U	PM	U	PM
286	Cyanoptila cyanomelana	Blue-and-white Flycatcher	R	PM	R	PM
287	Cyornis rubeculoides	Blue- throated Flycatcher			vR	PM
288	Cyornis glaucicomans	Chinese Blue Flycatcher	R	A
289	Cyornis rufigastra	Mangrove Blue-flycatcher	R	RB	R	RB
290	Luscinia cyane	Siberian Blue Robin	R	PM WV	C	WV PM
291	Copsychus saularis	Oriental Magpie -robin	U	RB	U	RB
292	Copsychus malabaricus	White- rumped Shama	R	RB	R	RB
293	Saxicola torquata	Blue- throated Flycatcher			R	WV PM
294	Saxicola maura	Siberian Stonechat	R	WV PM
Family Sturnidae
295	Aplonis panayensis	Asian Glossy Starling	C	RB	C	RB
296	Sturnus sturninus	Daurian Starling Purple- backed Starling	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
297	Sturnus philippensis	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	R	A	vR	A
298	Sturnus sinensis	White-shouldered Starling	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
299	Sturnus roseus	Rosy Starling	R	A	R	A
300	Sturnus melanopterus	Black- winged Starling	R	IRB	R	IRB
301	Acridotheres tristis	Common Myna	C	RB	C	RB
302	Acridotheres javanicus	White- vented Myna Javan Myna	A	IRB	C	IRB
303	Acridotheres cristatellus	Crested Myna	R	IRB	R	IRB
304	Gracula religiosa	Common Hill Myna	U	RB	U	RB
Family Sittidae
305	Sitta frontalis	Velvet- fronted Nuthatch			vR	NBV
Family Hirundinidae
306	Riparia riparia	Sand Martin	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
307	Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	A	WV PM	C	WV PM
308	Hirundo tahitica	Pacific Swallow	C	RB	C	RB
309	Hirundo daurica	Red- rumped Swallow	U	PM WV	U	WV PM
310	Delichon dasypus	Asian House Martinl	U	PM	U	PM
Family Pycnonotidae
311	Pycnonotus zeylanicus	Straw- headed Bulbul	U	RB	U	RB
312	Pycnonotus atriceps	Black- headed Bulbul	R	RB	R	RB
313	Pycnonotus melanicterus	Black- crested Bulbul	U	IRB	U	I RB
314	Pycnonotus jocosus	Red-whiskered Bulbul	U	IRB	U	I RB
315	Pycnonotus aurigaster	Sooty- headed Bulbul	U	IRB	R	I RB
316	Pycnonotus goiavier	Yellow- vented Bulbul	A	RB	C	RB
317	Pycnonotus plumosus	Olive- winged Bulbul	C	RB	C	RB
318	Pycnonotus simplex	Cream- vented Bulbul	C	RB	C	RB
319	Pycnonotus brunneus	Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Red-eyed Bulbul	U	RB	U	RB
320	Iole olivacea	Buff-vented Bulbul	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
321	Ixos malaccensis	Streaked Bulbul	R	NBV	R	NBV
322	Hemixos flavala	Ashy Bulbul	U	NBV	U	NBV
Family Cisticolidae
323	Cisticola juncidis	Zitting Cisticola	C	RB	C	RB
324	Prinia flaviventris	Yellow- bellied Prinia	C	RB	C	RB
Family Zosteropidae
325	Zosterops palpebrosus	Oriental White-eye	U	I?RB	U	I RB
Family Sylviidae
326	Locustella lanceolata	Lanceolated Warbler	R	WV PM	R	WV PM
327	Locustella certhiola	Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler Pallas's Warbler	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
328	Acrocephalus bistrigiceps	Black- browed Reed- Warbler	U	WV	U	WV
329	Acrocephalus orientalis	Oriental Reed Warbler	C	WV	C	WV PM
330	Orthotomus sutorius	Common Tailorbird	C	RB	C	RB
331	Orthotomus atrogularis	Dark-necked Tailorbird	C	RB	C	RB
332	Orthotomus sericeus	Rufous-tailed Tailorbird	U	RB	U	RB
333	Orthotomus ruficeps	Ashy Tailorbird	C	RB	C	RB
334	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Dusky Warbler	R	PM	vR	PM
335	Phylloscopus inornatus	Yellow-browed Warbler Inornate Warbler	R	PM WV	R	WV PM
336	Phylloscopus borealis	Arctic Warbler	C	WV PM	C	WV PM
337	Phylloscopus coronatus	Eastern Crowned Warbler	U	WV	U	WV PM
338	Garrulax leucolophus	White -crested Laughi- ngthrush	C	IRB	C	IRB
339	Garrulax canorus	Hwamei	R	IRB	U	IRB
340	Trichastoma rostratum	White- chested Babbler	R	RB	R	RB
341	Malacocincla abbotti	Abbott's Babbler	U	RB	C	RB
342	Malacocincla malaccensis	Short-tailed Babbler	C	RB	U	RB
343	Malacopteron magnirostre	Moustached Babbler	R	RB	vR	RB
344	Stachyris erythroptera	Chestnut-winged Babbler	U	RB	U	RB
345	Macronous gularis	Striped Tit-babbler	C	RB	C	RB
Family Nectariniidae
346	Dicaeum agile	Thick- billed Flowe- rpecker	R	NBV	R	NBV
347	Dicaeum chrysorrheum	Yellow- vented Flowe- rpecker	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
348	Dicaeum trigonostigma	Orange- bellied Flowe- rpecker	C	RB	C	RB
349	Dicaeum cruentatum	Dicaeum cruentatum	C	RB	C	RB
350	Anthreptes simplex	Plain Sunbird	R	R(B)	Indeterminate	R(B)
351	Anthreptes malacensis	Brown-throated Sunbird	C	RB	C	RB
352	Nectarinia sperata	Purple-throated Sunbird	C	RB	C	RB
353	Nectarinia calcostetha	Copper-throated Sunbird	U	RB	U	RB
354	Nectarinia jugularis	Olive- backed Sunbird	U	WV	U	WV
355	Aethopyga siparaja	Crimson Sunbird	C	RB	C	RB
356	Arachnothera longirostra	Little Spiderhunter	U	RB	C	RB
357	Arachnothera crassirostris	Thick- billed Spiderhunter	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
358	Arachnothera chrysogenys	Yellow- eared Spiderhunter	R	R(B)	R	R(B)
Family Passeridae
359	Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	R	IRB	R	I RB
360	Passer montanus	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	C	RB(I)?	C	RB
361	Dendron- anthus indicus	Forest Wagtail	U	WV	PM	U
362	Motacilla alba	White Wagtail	R	WV	R	WV
363	Motacilla citreola	Citrine Wagtail	R	WV	vR	WV
364	Motacilla flava	Yellow Wagtail	C	WV	C	WV
365	Motacilla cinerea	Grey Wagtail	U	WV PM	U	WV PM
366	Anthus rufulus	Paddyfield Pipit	C	RB	C	RB
367	Anthus cervinus	Red-throated Pipit	U	WV	U	WV
368	Ploceus manyar	Streaked Weaver	R	RB(I)?	R	IRB
369	Ploceus philippinus	Baya Weaver	U	RB	U	RB
370	Lonchura striata	White- rumped Munia	R	RB	R	RB
371	Lonchura leucogastr- oides	Javan Munia	U	IRB	C	IRB
372	Lonchura punctulata	Scaly-breasted Munia	C	RB	C	RB
373	Lonchura malacca	Black- headed Munia	C	RB	C	RB
374	Lonchura maja	White- headed Munia	C	RB	U	RB
375	Lonchura oryzivora	Java Sparrow			R	IRB
Family Fringillidae
376	Emberiza aureola	Yellow-breasted Bunting	R	WV	R	WV
		Total		364		364

Reference

Lim, K.S. (2007). Pocket checklist of the birds of the Republic of Singapore. Singapore: Nature Society (Singapore).

Wang, L.K. & Hails, C. (2007). An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 15.

Acknowledgement

Thanks to Geoffrey Davison for reviewing the checklist.

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