COMMON SNIPE

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

894                  COMMON SNIPE              Gallinago gallinago

SINGAPORE               (37)

Fairly common winter visitor to freshwater marshes, wet grasslands and playing fields; sometimes seen foraging on muddy banks of streams and ditches. 26 cm. Breeds across Eurasia, from W Europe to NW India, NE China and E Russia;winters in Africa, Middle East and Indian sub-continent, east to S China and much of Southeast.

COLLARED KINGFISHER

(see  638)                COLLARED KINGFISHER               Todiramphus chlorine

SINGAPORE           (36)

Common resident of coastal mangroves, secondary scrub, old plantations, parkland and urban areas. 24 cm. Widespread across much of coastal Middle East, Indian sub-continent, Southeast Asia and Australia.

COMMON MYNA

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(see   27)         COMMON MYNA          Acridotheres tristis

SINGAPORE         (35) 

Also known as Indian Myna. Common resident of scrub, grassland, parkland and urban areas. 25 cm. Distribution: Parts of Middle East and Central Asia, east to Indian sub-continent, Southeast Asia, and Thai-Maly Peninsula; widely introduced worldwide.

WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(see 337/814)                  WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN              Amaurornis phoenicurus

SINGAPORE               (34)

Common resident and migrant, occurring in mangroves, secondary forest and scrub, marshes, ponds with vegetated fringes, wet grasslands and parklands. 33 cm. Distribution: widespread across much of Indian sub-continent, Southeast Asia and E China, north to Ryukyus, and east to Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas.

ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

893                  ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN              Copsychus saularis

SINGAPORE               (33)

Found in forest edges, mangroves, forest edges, scrub, parkland and occasionally urban areas. 20 cm. Indian sub-continent, S and SE China, mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-malay peninsula, and Greater Sundas.

MALAYSIAN PIED FANTAIL

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

892                 MALAYSIAN PIED FANTAIL              Rhipidura javanica

SINGAPORE               (32)

Common resident of mangroves, old plantations, forest edge, secondary scrub and occasionally parkland, usually near water (i.e. ponds and abandoned quarries). 18 cm. Mainland Southeast Aia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java.

PACIFIC SWALLOW

(see     832)              PACIFIC SWALLOW                 Hirundo tahitica  

SINGAPORE           (31)    

Very common, occurring over all habitat except tall primary forest. 14 cm. Distribution: parts of mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, east to Maluka, New Guinea and west Pacific islands.

BROWN-THROATED SUNBIRD

(see     869)              BROWN-THROATED SUNBIRD              Anthreptes malacensis  

SINGAPORE          (30)        

In Indonesia known as Plain-throated Sunbird. 14 cm. Found in secondary forest, mangroves, old plantations, scrub and parkland, including urban green space. Distribution: Mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-malay peninsula, Greater and Lesser Sunda, Philippines.

BLACK-WINGED KITE

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(see 349)               BLACK-WINGED KITE              Elands caeruleus

SINGAPORE               (29)

Known in Australia as Black-shouldered Kite. Found in open secondary scrub, grasslands, occasionally freshwater marshes. 31-36 cm. Widespread across Eurasia and Africa, from S Europe, Africa and the Indian sub-continent to S China, Southeast Asia, east to New Guinea.

DARK-NECKED TAILORBIRD

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(891)              DARK-NECKED TAILORBIRD                    Orthotomus atrogularis  

BALI          (28)        

Found in primary and secondary forest, forest edges, old plantations and scrub. 11 cm. Distribution: India, mainland Southeast AsiaThai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo.

STRAW-HEADED BULBUL

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

890                  STRAW-HEADED BULBUL              Pycnonotus zeylanicus

SINGAPORE               (27)

Secondary forest, forest edge, scrub and plantations along water bodies including rivers, lakes, reservoirs and abandoned quarries. 29 cm. Distribution: Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java.

RED-BREASTED PARAKEET

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

889                  RED-BREASTED PARAKEET             Psittacula alexandri

SINGAPORE               (26)

Common resident in Singapore, originating from introduced stock. Found in secondary scrub, old plantations and parkland, occasionally straying into urban green spaces. 36 cm. Himalayan foothills, NE India, S China, mainland Southeast Asia, Borneo, Java.

BRAHMINY KITE

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(888)               BRAHMINY KITE                 Haliastur indus

SINGAPORE               (25)

Found in secondary forest, scrub, mangroves, old plantations; often seen in flight over urban areas. 44-52 cm. Distribution: Indian sub-continent, S China, and much of coastal Southeast Asia, east to New Guinea, Bismarck Islands and Australia.

BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER

(see    837)         BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER           Merops philippinus

SINGAPORE             (24)

Found in secondary forest, forest edge, scrub, old plantations, parkland and even urban gardens. 30 cm. Indian sub-continent, S China, mainland Southeast Asia and Greater Sundas east to Philippines and New Guinea. Migratory.

COMMON HILL MYNA

Photographed before first light in Singapore November 2016

(see   320)               COMMON HILL  MYNA             Gracula religiosa

SINGAPORE               (22)

Found in primary and secondary forests, forest edge and occasionally scrub. 29 cm. Distribution: SW and E India, SW China, mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater and Lesser Sundas, Palawan.

ORANGE-BELLIED FLOWERPECKER

Subspecies trigonostigma photographed in Singapore November 2016

887                  ORANGE-BELLIED FLOWERPECKER              Dictum trigonostigma

SINGAPORE               (22)

Found in primary and secondary forests, adjacent scrubs and parkland. 9 cm. Distribution: NE India, S Bungladesh, Myanmar, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas, Philippines.

CRIMSON SUNBIRD

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

886                  CRIMSON SUNBIRD              Aethopyga siparaja

SINGAPORE               (21)

Found in primary and secondary forests, scrubs, old plantations, parkland. 12 cm. Distribution: Himalayan foothills, E India, S China, much of mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi.