This record was submitted by Norhafiani A Majid on 28 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 | Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis |
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| Record ID | 10261 |
| Date | 26 May 2022 |
| Location | Hindhede nature park |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Sex | Presumably male |
| Related records | 1035, 1040 |
| Date added | 28 May 2022 |
| Background |
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| The Singapore Bird Records Committee agreed that the identification was not in doubt. However on balance we voted on a conservative stance that it was likely to be an escapee, at least until evidence of undetected southern Malaysian populations are discovered. The points below are summarised from the voting rationales of all three related records (as of 9 August 2023).
The Committee also agreed that this species, wild having a possibility of being in trade (though being a point which applies to virtually all birds), is not conclusively known in the local trade scene either. Points for wild visitor: Points for escapee: |
| Vote results | For: 7 Escapee: 6, Wild: 1 |
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| Verdict | Accepted / Escapee (Verifiable) |
| References | eBird; Skerrett & Seychelles Bird Records Committee, 2001 |
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| Date revised | Changes made |
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| 09 Aug 2023 | Background updated for rationale behind voting results. |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2022). Record 10261: Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis. Retrieved May 19, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10261/.
