Sungei Buloh Archives - Singapore Geographic

Collared Scops Owl

vids — Sun, 04 May 2025 09:10:23 +0000

The collared scops owl is an owl which is a resident breeder in South Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Himalayas east to southern China, and Taiwan. It is partially migratory, with some birds wintering in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Otus lettia

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
May 2025

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Tailless Saltwater Crocodile – Sungei Buloh

vids — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:29:41 +0000

Resident Crocodile at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

November 2023

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Lineated Barbet

vids — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:29:25 +0000

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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Reticulated Python

vids — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 13:23:07 +0000

The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a python species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world’s longest snake, and is among the three heaviest. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution. Wikipedia

Location: Sungei Buloh, January 2023

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Tawny Palmfly

vids — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 12:35:31 +0000

Elymnias panthera, the tawny palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Wikipedia

The Tawny Palmfly is moderately common in Singapore and can be found in the nature reserves, forested areas of wastelands in the west, Sungei Buloh wetland reserve and Kranji nature trail.
Life History of the Tawny Palmfly by Butterfly Cylce

Location: Sungei Buloh – September 2022

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Saltwater Crocodile

vids — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:15:58 +0000

The saltwater crocodile is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India’s east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. Wikipedia

Spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

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Cyrtophora unicolor

vids — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:21:51 +0000

Cyrtophora unicolor is a species of spider of the genus Cyrtophora. It is known as the red tent spider. Wikipedia

Spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

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Corinnomma severum – Ant-like sac spiders

vids — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:23:28 +0000

Corinnomma is a genus of African and Asian corinnid sac spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1880. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Corinnomma severum

Spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

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Painted Stork

vids — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:03:07 +0000

The painted stork ( Mycteria leucocephala )is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the adults give them their name. Wikipedia

Spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

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Pacific Golden Plover

vids — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:49:27 +0000

The Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, “rain”. It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name fulva is Latin and refers to a tawny colour. Wikipedia

The Pacific Golden Plover is one of the most visible bird species in Sungei Buloh, and you are likely to spot this visitor hailing from Siberia and Alaska during August to April. This is another bird that looks visibly different during breeding season; the under side of its body will turn black, compared to its usual pale-brown appearance (as seen in the photo above). NParks

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