SQUARE-TAILED DRONGO-CUCKOO

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(see   862)              ASIAN DRONGO-CUCKOO                   Surniculus lugubris

SINGAPORE               (62)

Uncommon resident and migrant; residents found in primary and secondary forests; migrants found in forests,old plantations, scrubs and parkland. 25 cm. Distribution: NE India, mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas, Palawan.

RED JUNGLEFOWL

Photographed in Singapore (Pasir Ris Park) November 2016

(see    333)                  RED JUNGLEFOWL              Gallus gallus

SINGAPORE (Pasir Ris Park)              (61)

Found in secondary forests, forest edges, scrub and old plantations. Male: 78 cm, female: 43 cm. Distribution: much of Indian sub-continent, S China and mainland Southeast Asia, east to Sumatra, Java, Philippines.; widely introduced.

SPOTTED WOOD OWL

Photographed in Singapore (Pasir Ris Park) November 2016

913                 SPOTTED WOOD OWL              Strix seloputo

SINGAPORE  (Pasir Ris Park)             (60)

Found in secondary forests, forest edges, old plantations, secondary scrub and urban parkland. 46 cm. Distribution: parts of mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, C Sumatra, Java, Palawan.

INDIAN CUCKOO

Photographed in Singapore (Pasir Ris Park) November 2016

912                 INDIAN CUCKOO              Cuculus micropterus

SINGAPORE (Pasir Ris Park)              (59)

Found in primary and secondary forest forest edge, old plantation and scrub in parkland, especially during passage. 33 cm. Distribution: Indian sub-continent and across East Asia as far north as Russian Far East; also across Greater Sundas and Philippines; northern populations are migratory, wintering in Southeast Asia, parts of India.

BLACK BAZA

Photographed in Singapore (Pasir Ris Park) November 2016

911                 BLACK BAZA              Aviceda leuphotes

SINGAPORE  (Pasir Ris Park)             (58)

Common migrant to secondary forests, forest edges, old plantations, scrub and occasionally parkland. 28-35 cm. Distribution: breeds in Himalayan foothills, S and NE India, S China and parts of mainland Southeast Asia; some northern populations are migratory, wintering in mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

BUFFY FISH OWL

Photographed in Singapore (Pasir Ris Park) November 2016

910                  BUFFY FISH OWL              Ketupa ketupa

SINGAPORE (Pasir Ris Park)              (57)

Found in primary and secondary forests, old plantations and occasionally scrub. 45 cm. Distribution: E India, mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas.

LITTLE EGRET

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(See  558)              LITTLE EGRET          Egretta garzetta

SINGAPORE               (56)

Found in mangroves, coastal mudflats, rivers and canals, seldom in marshes and reservoirs. 65 cm. Widespread across Eurasia, Africa and Australia.

MILKY STORK

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

909               MILKY STORK              Mycteria cinerea

SINGAPORE               (55)

found in coastal regions, favours mangroves and low-saline swamps. 91-95 cm height. Occurs in Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sumbawa, Sulawesi and Buton.

WHITE-BELLIED SEA EAGLE

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(see   5)              WHITE-BELLIED SEA EAGLE              Haliaeetus leucogaster

SINGAPORE               (54)

Found primary and secondary forests, old plantations, mangroves and scrub, usually near inland water or coast. 69-85 cm. Coastal parts of peninsular and E India, S China and much of Southeast Asia, east to Maluka, New Guinea and Australia.

CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

908                  CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE              Nisaetus cirrhatus

SINGAPORE               (53)

Found in primary and secondary forests, old plantations, secondary scrub, grasslands and occasionally urban areas. 61-75 cm. Much of Indian sub-continent, mainland Southeastern Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas, S Philippines.

LESSER SAND PLOVER

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

(see   644)                  LESSER SAND PLOVER              Charadrius mongolus

SINGAPORE               (52)

Common winter visitor and passage migrant occurring in large numbers on sandy beaches and mudflats, rarely inland. 20 cm. Breeds in parts of NE Siberia to Chukorta, and NE China, with disjunction populations in Central Asia and Tibetan Plateau; winters along coasts of S and E Africa, Middle East, Indian sub-continent, S China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia.