Like most tailorbirds, the Ashy Tailorbird is a small and flighty bird that builds its nest from rolling up leaves and sewing them together using plant fibres and spiderweb threads, commonly spotted darting about inside hedges and undergrowth and between trees. Continue reading
Not to be confused with its relatives, the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), which is extremely rare in Singapore, or the Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata), the Eurasian Tree Sparrow is no stranger to many of us. Continue reading
A common resident of the parks and gardens of Singapore, the Common Tailorbird is a small bird that derives its name from its remarkable ability to ‘sew’ its nests from leaves. Continue reading
A small bird that often spotted perched on high places such as cables and antennae, the Pacific Swallow is most easily identified by their forked tail and long wings which forms a graceful arc when it flies. Continue reading
Although not as abundant and widespread as the other sunbird species, the Crimson sunbird is at once the most spectacular and most unremarkable of the sunbirds in NUS. Continue reading
A common winter visitor to Singapore from the months of September to April, the Ashy Minivet is famously difficult to identify due to its penchant for hiding high up in the canopies of tall trees and its similarity to the Pied Triller (Lalage nigra), a fellow member of the cuckooshrike family (Family: Campephagidae). Continue reading
Like many other small passerine birds (Order: Passeriformes), the Pied Triller is a very difficult bird to spot since it loves hiding way up in the canopies of tall trees. This, compounded with the fact that this bird is often confused with the related Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus), makes spotting and identifying the Pied Triller a challenging task indeed. Continue reading
The Coppersmith Barbet is a small bird named for its tuk-tuk call which resembles the sound of a person striking a piece of copper with a hammer, usually repeated over a period of time. Continue reading
A small and brightly coloured bird, the Common Iora is a very common bird in NUS although it is more often heard than seen owing to its preference for staying hidden high up in the canopies of trees and its loud and melodious song. Continue reading
An unremarkable-looking bird with a fondness for open fields, the Paddyfield Pipit is a relatively long-legged bird that is adapted to running on the ground looking for food. Continue reading
The Birds of NUS 