This record was submitted by Shawn Ang on 16 Dec 2021. All user submissions will be reviewed by the Records Committee. Entries listed here may be edited for brevity and clarity while the original record is left unchanged.
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| Species | Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana |
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| Record ID | 10084 |
| Date range | 15 Dec 2021 to 16 Dec 2021 |
| Location | Nanyang Technological University |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Age | Adult |
| Subrecords | 10086 |
| Related records | 10230 |
| Date added | 16 Dec 2021 |
| 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) |
| Identification |
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| The full front of the BEO could be seen via binoculars initially, and subsequently pictures that were sufficient for identification were taken. It's vocalizations were also recorded. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Observation: The BEO flew overhead and landed on a raintree right beside a lamppost. It stayed there for about a minute and looked down briefly, then flew further up. Subsequently it flew to a really low sapling and made a crashing noise when it landed, but took off quickly again higher up to raintrees along the road and couldn't be easily seen. About an hour later, others observed it at a noticeable location at another neighbouring raintree where it stayed for around an hour till we left, and it was vocalizing periodically (2 calls every 2-3 min intervals, audio file attached - vocalizations heard once at the start of the file and once at the end) when previously it did not vocalize. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Night, around 10pm-12am+. Streetlamps were also glaring, making it hard to see the BEO when it stayed close to the streetlamps. |
| Observer's experience |
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| I've previously briefly seen a BEO on one occasion also in NTU. I'm familiar with its morphology from online records. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| I've previously seen Spotted Wood Owls and Buffy Fish Owls on multiple occasions at different locations. |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 10084: Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10084/.