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| Species | Northern Boobook Ninox japonica |
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| Record ID | 10017 |
| Date | 01 Nov 2021 |
| Location | Blk 23 Ghim Moh |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 07 Nov 2021 |
| Background |
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| A crashed bird that was donated to the National University of Singapore Avian Evolution Lab. Morphometrics taken by Tan Yen Yi (see eBird checklist) as follows: Wing chord: 224 mm, Tail: 119 mm. Long wing length, as well as the wing:tail ratio of 1.88, points to a Northern Boobook. |
| Vote results | This record was not put through an explicit vote, but the SBRC has evaluated and verified the record. |
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| Verdict | Accepted / Wild (Verifiable) |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 10017: Northern Boobook Ninox japonica. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10017/.
