Wildlife of Central Catchment Nature Reserve
nature reserve · Singapore
Central Catchment Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Singapore covering about 29 km². Our database links 11 mammals and 264 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Central Catchment Nature Reserve?
At least 11 mammal and 264 bird species are recorded at Central Catchment Nature Reserve (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Sunda Colugo, Eurasian Wild Pig, Plantain Squirrel, Slender Squirrel and Lesser Indo-Malayan Chevrotain.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Sunda Colugo 36 rec.
- Eurasian Wild Pig 32 rec.
- Plantain Squirrel 32 rec.
- Slender Squirrel 24 rec.
- Lesser Indo-Malayan Chevrotain 20 rec.
- Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat 16 rec.
- Common Treeshrew 7 rec.
- Philippine Palm Civet 6 rec.
- Long-tailed Macaque 6 rec.
- Brown Rat 3 rec.
- Northern Treeshrew 3 rec.
Birds most often recorded
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 7,228 rec.
- Asian Glossy Starling 6,323 rec.
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 6,216 rec.
- Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 5,996 rec.
- Javan Myna 5,865 rec.
- Olive-winged Bulbul 5,707 rec.
- Crimson Sunbird 5,460 rec.
- Red Junglefowl 4,783 rec.
- Black-naped Oriole 4,674 rec.
- Yellow-vented Bulbul 4,250 rec.
- Banded Woodpecker 4,123 rec.
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 4,105 rec.
- Common Hill Myna 3,582 rec.
- Dark-necked Tailorbird 3,265 rec.
- Pacific Swallow 3,215 rec.
- Asian Fairy-bluebird 3,204 rec.
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 3,141 rec.
- Long-tailed Parakeet 3,063 rec.
- Blue-throated Bee-eater 3,018 rec.
- Common Flameback 2,692 rec.
- Red-eyed Bulbul 2,550 rec.
- Spotted Dove 2,513 rec.
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle 2,471 rec.
- Dollarbird 2,410 rec.
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2,393 rec.
- Red-crowned Barbet 2,323 rec.
- Arctic Warbler 2,311 rec.
- Lineated Barbet 2,257 rec.
- Little Spiderhunter 2,063 rec.
- Asian Emerald Dove 1,984 rec.
234 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 2 km · 226 species
- Rifle Range Nature Park 3 km · 138 species
- Bukit Batok Nature Park 4 km · 159 species
- Kranji Marshes Park 10 km · 252 species
- Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 12 km · 313 species
- Tanjung Piai National Park 34 km · 149 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Central Catchment Nature Reserve in our Singapore guide.
GBIF download for Singapore: doi:10.15468/dl.dc4eb8.
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.