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Avian Check List 2008 (Singapore)

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus

PODICEPIDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Rare/Accidental

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis

PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae

Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi Critically endangered
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Rare/Accidental
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes Vulnerable
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus

CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Vulnerable
Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea Introduced species Vulnerable

FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae

Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Near-threatened
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Near-threatened
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis Rare/Accidental
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Near-threatened
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Shikra Accipiter badius
Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
Besra Accipiter virgatus Rare/Accidental
Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
Booted Eagle Aquila pennata
Rufous-bellied Eagle Aquila kienerii
Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus alboniger

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae

Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca
White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae

Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus Vulnerable

CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Great Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris
Beach Thick-knee Burhinus magnirostris Near-threatened

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii Near-threatened
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer Endangered
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Little Curlew Numenius minutus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Endangered
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Near-threatened
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola Vulnerable
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea

CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax
Pink-necked Pigeon Treron vernans
Cinnamon-headed Pigeon Treron fulvicollis Near-threatened
Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra
Jambu Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus jambu Near-threatened
Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor

PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae

Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea Introduced species
Tanimbar Corella Cacatua goffiniana Introduced species Near-threatened
Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea Introduced species Critically endangered
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Introduced species
Salmon-crested Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis Introduced species Vulnerable

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus Near-threatened
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Introduced species
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri Introduced species
Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda Near-threatened
Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus hyperythrus
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus fugax
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis
Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Near-threatened
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Barn Owl Tyto alba

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius Extirpated
Sunda Scops-Owl Otus lempiji
Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia
Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus Extirpated
Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu
Spotted Wood-Owl Strix seloputo
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Malaysian Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii
Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

APODIFORMES: Apodidae

Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Rare/Accidental
Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
German's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
House Swift Apus nipalensis
Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

APODIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae

Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus Near-threatened

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Extirpated Near-threatened
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Near-threatened

PICIFORMES: Megalaimidae

Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii Near-threatened
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala

PICIFORMES: Picidae

Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
Banded Woodpecker Picus mineaceus
Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae

Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis Near-threatened

PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha Near-threatened

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Lesser Cuckoo-shrike Coracina fimbriata
Pied Triller Lalage nigra
Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus Near-threatened
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae

Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati
Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon Near-threatened
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

House Crow Corvus splendens
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata Near-threatened
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Rufous-bellied Swallow Cecropis badia
Asian Martin Delichon dasypus

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus Vulnerable
Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster Introduced species
Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea Near-threatened
Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis Near-threatened
Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
Pallas's Warbler Locustella certhiola
Black-browed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher Rhinomyias brunneatus Vulnerable
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
Gray-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa siamensis
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
Korean Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica

PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola

PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Hwamei Garrulax canorus
White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum Near-threatened
Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
Short-tailed Babbler Malacocincla malaccensis Near-threatened
Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre
Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine Near-threatened
Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera
Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis

PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae

Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex
Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata
Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris
Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster Extirpated
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys Extirpated
Gray-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta Extirpated

PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae

Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae

Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
Pale-bellied Myna Acridotheres cinereus Introduced species
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Black-winged Starling Acridotheres melanopterus Introduced species Endangered
Daurian Starling Sturnia sturnina
Chestnut-cheeked Starling Sturnia philippensis
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Near-threatened
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Rare/Accidental

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Introduced species
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Introduced species
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides Introduced species
Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata
Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
White-capped Munia Lonchura ferruginosa Introduced species
White-headed Munia Lonchura maja
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora Introduced species Vulnerable


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