Bird Singapore Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/bird-singapore Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:29:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Lineated Barbet https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/lineated-barbet?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lineated-barbet https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/lineated-barbet#respond Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:29:25 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=7764 Lineated barbet is an Asian barbet native to the Terai, the Brahmaputra basin to Southeast Asia. It is a frugivore and nests in holes of tree trunks. Wikipedia Location: Sungei Buloh – April 2023

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]]> Lineated barbet is an Asian barbet native to the Terai, the Brahmaputra basin to Southeast Asia. It is a frugivore and nests in holes of tree trunks. Wikipedia

Location: Sungei Buloh – April 2023


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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/lineated-barbet/feed 0 7764 Brown-streaked Flycatcher https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/brown-streaked-flycatcher?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brown-streaked-flycatcher https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/brown-streaked-flycatcher#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:03:51 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=7276 Scientific Name: Muscicapa williamsoniMalay Name: Sambar-Kusam Lorek Melayu Identification:Resembles Asian Brown Flycatcher but has distinct brownish streaks on the breast, upper belly and flanks and broad buffy to orange-buff wing-fringing at upper wing coverts. Bill is also slightly larger with pale yellowish and usually dark-tipped lower mandible. https://singaporebirds.com/species/brown-streaked-flycatcher/ Location: Choa Chu Kang – August 2022

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]]> Scientific Name: Muscicapa williamsoni
Malay Name: Sambar-Kusam Lorek Melayu

Identification:
Resembles Asian Brown Flycatcher but has distinct brownish streaks on the breast, upper belly and flanks and broad buffy to orange-buff wing-fringing at upper wing coverts. Bill is also slightly larger with pale yellowish and usually dark-tipped lower mandible. https://singaporebirds.com/species/brown-streaked-flycatcher/

Location: Choa Chu Kang – August 2022

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/brown-streaked-flycatcher/feed 0 7276 Oriental Darter https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/oriental-darter?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oriental-darter https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/oriental-darter#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:19:40 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=2436 The Oriental darter is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water. Wikipedia Scientific name: Anhinga melanogaster Spotted at Hindede Nature Park

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]]> The Oriental darter is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Anhinga melanogaster

Spotted at Hindede Nature Park

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/oriental-darter/feed 0 2436 White-bellied Sea Eagle https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/white-bellied-sea-eagle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-bellied-sea-eagle https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/white-bellied-sea-eagle#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:59:39 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=2431 The white-bellied sea eagle, also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related to Sanford’s sea eagle of the Solomon Islands, and the two are considered a superspecies. Wikipedia Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucogaster Spotted at […]

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]]> The white-bellied sea eagle, also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related to Sanford’s sea eagle of the Solomon Islands, and the two are considered a superspecies. Wikipedia

Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucogaster

Spotted at Jurong Lake, Upper Seletar Reservoir

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/white-bellied-sea-eagle/feed 0 2431 Nightjar https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/nightjar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nightjar https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/nightjar#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:32:55 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=2100 Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the subfamily Caprimulginae and in the family Caprimulgidae, characterised by long wings, short legs and very short bills. Some New World species are called nighthawks. The English word “nightjar” originally referred to the European nightjar. Wikipedia Spotted at Singapore Botanic Garden

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]]> Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the subfamily Caprimulginae and in the family Caprimulgidae, characterised by long wings, short legs and very short bills. Some New World species are called nighthawks. The English word “nightjar” originally referred to the European nightjar. Wikipedia

Spotted at Singapore Botanic Garden

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