This record was submitted by Albert Low on 06 May 2022. 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 | Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos |
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| Record ID | 10253 |
| Date range | 19 Apr 2022 to 07 May 2022 |
| Location | Chek Jawa |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Age | Adult |
| Subrecords | 10252 |
| Related records | 10289 |
| Date added | 06 May 2022 |
| Vote results | For: 8 Wild: 8 |
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| Verdict | Accepted / Wild (Verifiable) |
| Identification |
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| While undertaking a vigil for the (at that time) recently spotted Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike with Vincent Ng, I was attracted to some movement in a fruiting Memecylon edule grove just in front of the shelter. Initially, a male Pink-necked Green Pigeon was in view, but then it was suddenly flushed by an unmistakable broadbill which stayed in view for all of 2 seconds before dropping into the undergrowth. Key features noted during this time was the red cheek and underparts, robust bluish bill and black upperparts. I exclaimed to Vincent that I had just seen a broadbill, and he quickly came over and we attempted to incite a response from the bird with playback. Unfortunately, no sooner had we started trying that the Flycatcher-Shrike started calling and we switched our focus to locate it. The bird was not seen or heard again for the rest of our time there, and we left about an hour after my initial observation. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Given the very brief nature of the observation, the bird displayed no behaviour of note beyond seemingly flushing another frugivore. However, in the context of the subsequent 5th May 2022 sighting, it may indicate that this particular individual has visited the area on multiple occasions and may not always be vocal when doing so, resulting in it being overlooked by observers there. Some of the social media posts describing initial observations of the bird also indicated that it was silently flying around the grove before later vocalising. The habitat is the same cliffside coastal secondary forest with multiple nationally threatened fruiting plants that has been drawing in rarities during this period. Memecylon edule is a nationally Endangered shrubby tree and a grove is present right in front of the shelter and just before the grove of Knema globularia that the bulk of the rarities appear to interact with. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| It was a sunny day with clear blue skies. |
| Observer's experience |
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| I have numerous records from riparian forests across mainland Southeast Asia and Borneo. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| This species is unmistakable, particularly in the context of Singapore. |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2022). Record 10253: Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10253/.