top 10 extinct rainforest birds of singapore

**White-bellied Woodpecker**
*(Dryocopus javensis)*
Photo: Wang Luan Keng

Common name: White-bellied Woodpecker
Scientific name: Dryocopus javensis
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest.
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Listed as a Nationally Threatened species in Singapore.
Presumed locally extinct as it has not been seen or heard since 2005.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Scarlet Minivet**
*(Pericrocotus flammeus)*
Photo: Ho Siew Mun

Common name: Scarlet Minivet
Scientific name: Pericrocotus flammeus
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Listed as a nationally threatened species in Singapore. Presumed locally extinct. Was last recorded in the early 2000s.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Black-thighed Falconet**
*(Microhierax fringillarius)*
Photo: Andrew Tay

Common name: Black-thighed Falconet
Scientific name: Microhierax fringillarius
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Locally extinct. Was last recorded in 1990.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Whiskered Treeswift**
*(Hemiprocne comata)*
Photo: Wang Luan Keng

Common name: Whiskered Treeswift
Scientific name: Hemiprocne comata
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Locally extinct. Was last recorded in 1969.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Red-naped Trogon**
*(Harpactes kasumba kasumba)*
Photo: Catalina Tong

Common name: Red-naped Trogon
Scientific name: Harpactes kasumba kasumba
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Locally extinct. Was last recorded in 1921.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Rufous-backed Kingfisher**
*(Ceyx erithacus rufidorsa)*
Photo: Foo Sai Khoon

Common name: Rufous-backed Kingfisher
Scientific name: Ceyx erithacus rufidorsa
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Locally extinct. Was last recorded in 1949.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Garnet Pitta**
*(Pitta granatina coccinea)*
Photo: Aviancatspace Cheng

Common name: Garnet Pitta
Scientific name: Pitta granatina coccinea
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Locally extinct. Was last recorded in 1949.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Green Broadbill**
*(Calyptomena viridis viridis)*
Photo: Catalina Tong

Common name: Green Broadbill
Scientific name: Calyptomena viridis viridis
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Locally extinct. Was last recorded in 1941.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Rhinoceros Hornbill**
*(Buceros rhinoceros)*
Photo: Foo Sai Khoon

Common name: Rhinoceros Hornbill
Scientific name: Buceros rhinoceros
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Locally extinct. Was last recorded in the late 1800s.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.

**Black-and-yellow Broadbill**
*(Eurylaimus ochromalus ochromalus)*
Photo: Foo Sai Khoon

Common name: Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Scientific name: Eurylaimus ochromalus ochromalus
Habitat in Singapore: Primary Rainforest
Present status in Singapore: Native species. Locally extinct. Was last recorded in 1871.
Main cause of extinction: Loss of rainforest habitat.