Home to endangered birds At 56.8ha, the Kranji Marshes is the largest and most accessible freshwater marshland in Singapore. Tampines Eco Green: Kranji Marshes The pond within Tampines Eco Green, Core conservation Kranji located along Tampines Avenue 9, is a area freshwater marshland. Marshes Lily Crossing Poyan Reservoir: Located within the Safti Live Firing Bee-Eater Area, this freshwater marshland is not Blind Warbler Hide open to the public. Lapwing Hide Lotus Rush Bridge Pond Grebes Kranji Gate Bittern Hide Parrot Hide Turut Woods Pond West Marsh Kranji Reservoir Five bird species Reed Crossing Weaver Shelter found at the Kranji Marshes: Duck Hide East Marsh Sedge Bridge Moorhen Blind Kingfisher Burrow Neo Tiew Woods Raptor Tower Woodpecker Swamphen Hide Shelter Marsh Station Blue-crowned hanging parrot Blue-eared kingsher This bird, one of the smallest parrot This bird may have loud species in Singapore, is considered colours, but it is very shy and endangered here. It got its name from often found alone. Nationally its habit of feeding and roosting while endangered in Singapore, it hanging upside down. eats sh and insects. Purple swamphen Lesser whistling duck Common ameback This rare bird with striking Another nationally A common bird, it lives colours is seldom spotted endangered bird, this in lowland secondary at the neighbouring Sungei duck is found in forests. It has a Buloh Wetland Reserve. It freshwater wetlands and chisel-like bill that has long legs and large ponds. It responds to helps it bore into wood feet, which help it wade in threats by taking ight. It to forage for insects shallow waters and walk makes a whistling sound and drum on trees to over oating vegetation. while in ight, which is communicate. how it got its name. Source: NATIONAL PARKS BOARD PHOTOS: NATIONAL PARKS BOARD, LEE TIAH KHEE ST GRAPHICS.