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NATURE SOCIETY (SINGAPORE) BIRD GROUP RECORDS COMMITTEE 2021 CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF SINGAPORE (2021 edition) Compiled by Nature Society (Singapore) Bird Group Records Committee (NSSBGRC) Key to Abbreviations/Symbols: (a) Abundance/Status RB Resident Breeder A Abundant R(B) Resident, breeding not provenC Common WV Winter Visitor U Uncommon PM Passage Migrant R Rare MB Migrant Breeder NBV Non-breeding Visitor V Vagrant I Introduced ? Status Uncertain (b) Conservation Status ** Globally Threatened Species. This includes those listed as "Critically Endangered", "Endangered" and "Vulnerable" by IUCN. * Globally Near-threatened Species ## Nationally Threatened Species # Nationally Near-threatened Species (c ) Categories A Species which have been recorded in an apparently wild state in Singapore in the last thirty years Species which although originally introduced by humans have now established a regular population which may or may not be self- C sustaining in the last thirty years Species highlighted in Bold type reFers to those classiFied as Rarities. # Family English Name Scientific Name Category Abundance/Status 1 Phasianidae King Quail Excalfactoria chinensis A U/RB 2 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus A C/RB 3 Anatidae Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata C U/IRB 4 Lesser Whistling Duck## Dendrocygna javanica A U/RB 5 Cotton Pygmy Goose## Nettapus coromandelianus A R/R(B) 6 Garganey Spatula querquedula A R/WV 7 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata A R/WV 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera A R/V 9 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope A R/V 10 Northern Pintail Anas acuta A R/WV PM 11 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula A R/V 12 Caprimulgidae Malaysian Eared Nightjar## Lyncornis temminckii A R/R(B) 13 Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka A U/WV PM 14 Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus A C/RB 15 Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis A C/RB 16 Hemiprocnidae Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis A U/RB 17 Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata A R/NBV 18 Apodidae Plume-toed Swiftlet## Collocalia affinis A U/RB 19 Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus A C/RB 20 Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani A C/RB 21 Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis A R/NBV 22 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus A U/PM WV 23 Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis A R/WV PM 24 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus A U/WV PM 25 Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis A U/RB 26 Common Swift Apus apus A R/V 27 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus A C/PM WV 28 House Swift Apus nipalensis A U/RB 29 Cuculidae Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis A U/RB 30 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis A C/RB 31 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha##* Phaenicophaeus sumatranus A U/RB 32 Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus A U/PM WV 33 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus A R/V 34 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus A C/RB WV 35 Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus A R/WV 36 Violet Cuckoo## Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus A U/RB WV 37 Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis A R/WV 38 Little Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus A C/RB 39 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii A U/RB 40 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus A U/RB 41 Rusty-breasted Cuckoo## Cacomantis sepulcralis A U/RB 42 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo## Surniculus lugubris A U/RB WV 43 Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides A U/WV PM 44 Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax A U/NBV 45 Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor A U/WV 46 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus A U/WV PM 47 Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus A R/PM 48 Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia C A/IRB 49 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis A R/V 50 Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica C U/IRB 51 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis A A/RB 52 Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica A U/RB 53 Zebra Dove Geopelia striata A C/RB 54 Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon* Treron fulvicollis A R/NBV 55 Little Green Pigeon Treron olax A R/NBV 56 Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans A A/RB 57 Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus A R/NBV 58 Thick-billed Green Pigeon## Treron curvirostra A U/RB 59 Jambu Fruit Dove* Ptilinopus jambu A U/R(B) NBV 60 Green Imperial Pigeon## Ducula aenea A U/RB 61 Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia A R/NBV 62 Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor A/C U/IR(B) NBV 63 Heliornithidae Masked Finfoot** Heliopais personatus A R/NBV 64 Rallidae Red-legged Crake## Rallina fasciata A U/RB WV 65 Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides A R/WV PM 66 Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata A U/RB 67 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus A C/RB WV 68 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla A U/WV PM 69 Ruddy-breasted Crake# Zapornia fusca A U/RB WV 70 Band-bellied Crake* Zapornia paykullii A R/V 71 White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus A U/RB 72 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea A U/WV 73 Grey-headed Swamphen# Porphyrio poliocephalus A R/RB 74 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus A U/RB 75 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra A R/WV 76 Podicipedidae Little Grebe## Tachybaptus ruficollis A R/RB 77 Turnicidae Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator A U/RB 78 Burhinidae Beach Stone-curlew##* Esacus magnirostris A R/R(B) 79 Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus A R/WV PM MB 80 Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus A R/MB 81 Charadriidae Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus A R/PM WV 82 Red-wattled Lapwing# Vanellus indicus A C/RB 83 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva A C/WV PM 84 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola A U/WV PM 85 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula A R/PM 86 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius A U/WV PM 87 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus A U/WV PM 88 White-faced Plover Charadrius dealbatus A U/WV PM 89 Malaysian Plover##* Charadrius peronii A U/RB 90 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus A C/WV PM 91 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii A U/WV PM 92 Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus A R/PM 93 Rostratulidae Greater Painted-snipe## Rostratula benghalensis A R/RB 94 Jacanidae Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus A R/WV PM 95 Scolopacidae Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus A C/WV PM 96 Little Curlew Numenius minutus A R/V 97 Far Eastern Curlew** Numenius madagascariensis A R/PM 98 Eurasian Curlew* Numenius arquata A R/WV PM 99 Bar-tailed Godwit* Limosa lapponica A U/WV PM 100 Black-tailed Godwit* Limosa limosa A U/WV PM 101 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres A U/WV PM 102 Great Knot** Calidris tenuirostris A R/PM 103 Red Knot* Calidris canutus A R/WV 104 Ruff Calidris pugnax A R/WV 105 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus A U/WV PM 106 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata A R/V 107 Curlew Sandpiper* Calidris ferruginea A U/WV PM 108 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii A R/PM 109 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta A U/WV PM 110 Spoon-billed Sandpiper** Calidris pygmaea A R/WV 111 Red-necked Stint** Calidris ruficollis A U/WV PM 112 Sanderling Calidris alba A U/WV PM 113 Little Stint Calidris minuta A R/V 114 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos A R/V 115 Asian Dowitcher* Limnodromus semipalmatus A R/WV PM 116 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura A C/WV 117 Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala A R/WV 118 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago A C/WV 119 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus A U/WV PM 120 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus A R/PM 121 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos A C/WV PM 122 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus A R/WV PM 123 Grey-tailed Tattler* Tringa brevipes A R/WV PM 124 Common Redshank Tringa totanus A C/WV PM 125 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis A U/WV PM 126 Wood 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    Eurylaimides ⋆Velvet Asity, Philepitta castanea Schlegel’s Asity, Philepitta schlegeli ⋆ Philepittidae Common Sunbird-Asity, Neodrepanis coruscans Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity, Neodrepanis hypoxantha ⋆Grauer’s Broadbill, Pseudocalyptomena graueri ⋆Long-tailed Broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae ⋆ Eurylaimidae Dusky Broadbill, Corydon sumatranus Visayan Broadbill, Sarcophanops samarensis ⋆Wattled Broadbill, Sarcophanops steerii ⋆Silver-breasted Broadbill, Serilophus lunatus ⋆Black-and-red Broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos ⋆Banded Broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Eurylaimus ochromalus Gray-headed Broadbill, Smithornis sharpei Rufous-sided Broadbill, Smithornis rufolateralis Smithornithidae ⋆African Broadbill, Smithornis capensis Hose’s Broadbill, Calyptomena hosii ⋆Green Broadbill, Calyptomena viridis Calyptomenidae Whitehead’s Broadbill, Calyptomena whiteheadi ⋆Sapayoa, Sapayoa aenigma:0.1 Sapayoidae Blue-banded Pitta, Erythropitta arquata Garnet Pitta, Erythropitta granatina Graceful Pitta, Erythropitta venusta Black-crowned Pitta, Erythropitta ussheri Erythropitta Whiskered Pitta, Erythropitta kochi Philippine Pitta, Erythropitta erythrogaster Sula Pitta, Erythropitta dohertyi Sulawesi Pitta, Erythropitta celebensis Sangihe Pitta, Erythropitta caeruleitorques Siao Pitta, Erythropitta palliceps South Moluccan Pitta, Erythropitta rubrinucha North Moluccan Pitta, Erythropitta rufiventris Louisiade Pitta, Erythropitta meeki ⋆Papuan Pitta, Erythropitta macklotii Bismarck Pitta, Erythropitta novaehibernicae Pittidae
  • Avifauna of the Northern Myeik Archipelago, Taninthryi Region

    Avifauna of the Northern Myeik Archipelago, Taninthryi Region

    Tanintharyi Conservation Programme (TCP) AVIFAUNA OF THE NORTHERN MYEIK ARCHIPELAGO, TANINTHRYI REGION REPORT ON HISTORIC AND NEW SURVEYS ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MYANMAR SAW MOSES & CHRISTOPH ZÖCKLER August 2015 TCP Report No. 18 This is a report of the FFI Myanmar “Tanintharyi Conservation Programme” With funding from: FFI Myanmar, Tanintharyi Conservation Programme The The Tanintharyi Conservation Programme is an initiative of Fauna and Flora program International (FFI) Myanmar Programme. It is implemented by FFI in collaboration with the Myanmar Forest Department and a number of local, national and international collaborators and stakeholders, notably for this survey, the Myanmar Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) and ArcCona Consulting. FFI Myanmar operates the programme under two MoUs with the Forest Department and the Department of Fisheries, specifically for the achievement of shared marine and terrestrial conservation goals in Tanintharyi Region. Funding This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Commission, Helmsley Charitable Trust, Segre Foundation, Lighthouse Foundation and the Arcadia Fund. Suggested Saw Moses and Zöckler C., eds (2015). Avifauna of the Northern Myeik citation Archipelago, Tanintharyi: Report on Historic and New Surveys along the coast of Southern Myanmar. Report No.18 of the Tanintharyi Conservation Programme, a joint initiative of Fauna & Flora International (FFI), the Myanmar Forest Department and the Department of Fisheries. FFI, Yangon Author Saw Moses is an independent ornithologist and bird tour guide. Christoph details Zöckler (ArcCona Consulting) is an ornithologist specialising in migratory waterbirds and Asia. Both authors are advisers to FFI in Myanmar. Copyright Reproduction of this report in full or in part is granted for the purposes of education, research or awareness, with the sole provision that the authors and authoring organisations be properly credited.
  • Thailand Invitational 2017

    Thailand Invitational 2017

    Field Guides Tour Report Thailand Invitational 2017 Feb 25, 2017 to Mar 18, 2017 Dave Stejskal & John Rowlett For our tour description, itinerary, past triplists, dates, fees, and more, please VISIT OUR TOUR PAGE. This shimmering Green-tailed Aethopyga is one of the fanciest sunbirds we saw on the tour! Photo by participant Fred Dalbey. It’s been two months now since our Thailand adventure closed and yet I live with persistent reminders of episodes from that trip that arise almost daily! No doubt, in part, because this was my first tour to this extraordinary country for birds, food, culture, and people (and now we know, butterflies!). And in part because I knew that ours was the last tour, after 21 wonderful years, that our heralded Asia guide Dave Stejskal would lead to Siam. Ouch, bite the man! Having the encounters, as we did, with so many legendary birds--Spoon-billed Sandpiper and Nordmann’s Greenshank, Silver Pheasant and Siamese Fireback, Great Hornbill and Silver-breasted Broadbill, Crested Jay and Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Sultan Tit and Giant Nuthatch, and overwhelming numbers of bulbuls, babblers, leaf warblers, and flycatchers--is enough to assure an exceptional birding tour. But to insure an experience of the highest quality, it was necessary to collect a stellar group of participants under the leadership of a first-rate guide and mix in some fabulous Thai food, some Siamese culture, and Dave’s good friend Wat with the best ground crew in the business in order to produce the kind of trip we in fact enjoyed. It was a humdinger.