Free field guide to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

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A free printable field guide to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve covers 6 mammals and 179 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 185 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

Inside the guide

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Javan Myna

Asian Glossy Starling

How to make your Bukit Timah Nature Reserve field guide

1. Open the field guide builder (Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is already selected).
2. Pick animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians (reptiles and amphibians come from a 20 km grid around the area).
3. Choose pocket or full size, then save as PDF or download the EPUB.

Checklist: mammals of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (6)

Cynocephalidae

• Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus

Cercopithecidae

• Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis

Sciuridae

• Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus
• Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis

Pteropodidae

• Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis

Suidae

• Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa

Checklist: birds of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (179)

Phasianidae

• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus

Podicipedidae

• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Cuculidae

• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
• Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
• Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
• Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
• Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
• Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax
• Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

Columbidae

• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans
• Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
• Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor
• Jambu Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus jambu

Rallidae

• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata

Glareolidae

• Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

Ciconiidae

• Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea
• Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

Anhingidae

• Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Ardeidae

• Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Caprimulgidae

• Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
• Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus

Hemiprocnidae

• Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis

Apodidae

• House Swift Apus nipalensis
• Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
• Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis

Strigidae

• Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
• Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia
• Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia
• Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu
• Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana
• Spotted Wood-Owl Strix seloputo

Pandionidae

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
• Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
• Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus

Bucerotidae

• Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
• Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
• Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

Coraciidae

• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Meropidae

• Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Alcedinidae

• Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
• Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris

Megalaimidae

• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
• Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii
• Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus

Picidae

• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
• Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
• Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
• Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum
• Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
• Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis

Falconidae

• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Psittaculidae

• Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus
• Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda
• Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus
• Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus

Pittidae

• Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
• Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Acanthizidae

• Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

Campephagidae

• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
• Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
• Pied Triller Lalage nigra
• Lesser Cuckooshrike Lalage fimbriata

Aegithinidae

• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Vireonidae

• White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca

Oriolidae

• Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Rhipiduridae

• Malaysian Pied-Fantail Rhipidura javanica

Dicruridae

• Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

Monarchidae

• Black Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
• Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Laniidae

• Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Corvidae

• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Cisticolidae

• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
• Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
• Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

Hirundinidae

• Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
• Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Phylloscopidae

• Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
• Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
• Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides
• Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

Pycnonotidae

• Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
• Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
• Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
• Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
• Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• Buff-vented Bulbul Iole crypta
• Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus
• Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis

Zosteropidae

• Swinhoe's White-eye Zosterops simplex

Timaliidae

• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
• Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum

Pellorneidae

• Short-tailed Babbler Pellorneum malaccense
• Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti

Leiothrichidae

• White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus

Sittidae

• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Sturnidae

• Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
• Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
• Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
• Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus

Turdidae

• Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
• Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
• Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Muscicapidae

• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni
• Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus
• Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
• Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
• Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae
• Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
• Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
• White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis

Dicaeidae

• Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
• Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum

Nectariniidae

• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
• Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys
• Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
• Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana
• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

Chloropseidae

• Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis
• Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon

Irenidae

• Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

Estrildidae

• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides
• Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
• White-headed Munia Lonchura maja

Passeridae

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Motacillidae

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.