Singapore Bird Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/singapore-bird Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:40:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/hodgsons-hawk-cuckoo?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hodgsons-hawk-cuckoo https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/hodgsons-hawk-cuckoo#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:40:34 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=9102 The Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) is a medium-sized, shy cuckoo species found across South and Southeast Asia. It is named after the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson and is best known for its “hawk-like” appearance and its unique survival strategy as a brood parasite.  Appearance: Adults have slate-grey upperparts and white underparts with rufous-orange blotches and streaks on the breast. They feature a distinct yellow eye-ring […]

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]]> The Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx nisicolor) is a medium-sized, shy cuckoo species found across South and Southeast Asia. It is named after the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson and is best known for its “hawk-like” appearance and its unique survival strategy as a brood parasite. 

Appearance: Adults have slate-grey upperparts and white underparts with rufous-orange blotches and streaks on the breast. They feature a distinct yellow eye-ring and a grey tail with four black bands.

Deceptive Behavior: As a brood parasite, it lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, such as niltavas and babblers. To ensure its survival, the chick evicts the host’s biological offspring.

“Wing Gape” Strategy: To trick foster parents into bringing more food, the chick displays gape-coloured patches of skin under its wings that resemble additional hungry mouths.

Vocalisation: Known as the “Whistling Hawk-Cuckoo,” its call is a shrill, piping sequence of high-pitched whistles that often rises in a crescendo.

Distribution: It breeds in the Himalayas, northeast India, and southern China. During the winter, it migrates to Southeast Asia, including Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Location: Choa Chu Kang – February 2026

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/hodgsons-hawk-cuckoo/feed 0 9102 Black Paradise Flycatcher https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/black-paradise-flycatcher?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-paradise-flycatcher https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/black-paradise-flycatcher#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:47:35 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8757 The black paradise flycatcher, also known as the Japanese paradise flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird native to southeastern Asia. It is a glossy black, chestnut and white bird, slightly smaller than either the Amur paradise flycatcher or Blyth’s paradise flycatcher, but similar in appearance. Wikipedia Known also as Japanese Paradise Flycatcher The photos are the […]

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]]> The black paradise flycatcher, also known as the Japanese paradise flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird native to southeastern Asia. It is a glossy black, chestnut and white bird, slightly smaller than either the Amur paradise flycatcher or Blyth’s paradise flycatcher, but similar in appearance. Wikipedia

Known also as Japanese Paradise Flycatcher

The photos are the female

Scientific Name: Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Local Status: Uncommon migrant

Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)

Location: Bidadari Park – December 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/black-paradise-flycatcher/feed 0 8757 Blue-eared Kingfisher https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/blue-eared-kingfisher?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blue-eared-kingfisher https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/blue-eared-kingfisher#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:01:26 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8724 The blue-eared kingfisher is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where it hunts in small streams. Wikipedia Location: Sungei Buloh – October 2025 Dairy Farm Nature Park – July 2024

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]]> The blue-eared kingfisher is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where it hunts in small streams. Wikipedia

Location: Sungei Buloh – October 2025
Dairy Farm Nature Park – July 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/blue-eared-kingfisher/feed 0 8724 Chestnut-winged cuckoo https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/chestnut-winged-cuckoo?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chestnut-winged-cuckoo https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/chestnut-winged-cuckoo#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:37:21 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8524 The chestnut-winged cuckoo or red-winged crested cuckoo is a cuckoo found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It has dark glossy upperparts, a black head with long crest chestnut wings, a long graduated glossy black tail, rufous throat dusky underside and a narrow white nuchal half collar. Wikipedia Scientific name: Clamator coromandus Sungei Buloh Wetland […]

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]]> The chestnut-winged cuckoo or red-winged crested cuckoo is a cuckoo found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It has dark glossy upperparts, a black head with long crest chestnut wings, a long graduated glossy black tail, rufous throat dusky underside and a narrow white nuchal half collar. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Clamator coromandus


Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve – March 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/chestnut-winged-cuckoo/feed 0 8524 Common Hill Myna https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/common-hill-myna?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=common-hill-myna https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/common-hill-myna#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 13:01:45 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8323 The common hill myna, sometimes spelt “mynah” and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is the myna most commonly sighted in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names. It is a member of the Starling family, resident in hill regions of South Asia and Southeast […]

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]]> The common hill myna, sometimes spelt “mynah” and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is the myna most commonly sighted in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names. It is a member of the Starling family, resident in hill regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia

Scientific Name: Gracula religiosa

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – Feb 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/common-hill-myna/feed 0 8323 Sunda Scops Owl https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/sunda-scops-owl?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunda-scops-owl https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/sunda-scops-owl#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 05:12:05 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8205 Scientific Name: Otus lempiji Identification: Adult resembles Oriental Scops Owl but is bigger and has dark eyes, dusky-yellowish bill, brownish vermiculated upperparts and pale sandy-buffish underparts with fine blackish streaks. Juvenile resembles adult but has paler overall plumage. ( Birds of Singapore ) It’s a small brown Owl with dark eyes and has a light collar. Location: […]

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]]> Scientific Name: Otus lempiji

Identification: Adult resembles Oriental Scops Owl but is bigger and has dark eyes, dusky-yellowish bill, brownish vermiculated upperparts and pale sandy-buffish underparts with fine blackish streaks. Juvenile resembles adult but has paler overall plumage. ( Birds of Singapore )

It’s a small brown Owl with dark eyes and has a light collar.

Location: Pasir Ris – January 2024

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/sunda-scops-owl/feed 0 8205 Spiderhunter https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/spiderhunter?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spiderhunter https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/spiderhunter#respond Sun, 07 Jan 2024 05:23:50 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8033 The spiderhunters are birds of the genus Arachnothera, part of the sunbird family Nectariniidae. The genus contains thirteen species found in the forests of south and southeastern Asia. They are large representatives of the sunbird family, with drab plumage and long strongly curved bills. Wikipedia Scientific Name: Arachnothera longirostra Location: Thomson Nature Park – May 2023

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]]> The spiderhunters are birds of the genus Arachnothera, part of the sunbird family Nectariniidae. The genus contains thirteen species found in the forests of south and southeastern Asia. They are large representatives of the sunbird family, with drab plumage and long strongly curved bills. Wikipedia

Scientific Name: Arachnothera longirostra

Location: Thomson Nature Park – May 2023

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/spiderhunter/feed 0 8033 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/greater-racket-tailed-drongo?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greater-racket-tailed-drongo https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/greater-racket-tailed-drongo#respond Sat, 06 Jan 2024 11:47:35 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=8027 The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats often perching in the open and by attracting attention with a wide range of loud calls that include perfect […]

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]]> The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats often perching in the open and by attracting attention with a wide range of loud calls that include perfect imitations of many other birds. ( Wikipedia )

Location: Singapore Botanic Garden – December 2023

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/greater-racket-tailed-drongo/feed 0 8027 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 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/orange-bellied-flowerpecker?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orange-bellied-flowerpecker https://www.singaporegeographic.com/bird/orange-bellied-flowerpecker#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:54:30 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=6803 The orange-bellied flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.  Scientific name: Dicaeum trigonostigma Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – March 2022

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]]> The orange-bellied flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. 

Scientific name: Dicaeum trigonostigma

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – March 2022

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