This record was submitted by Olivia Ong on 12 Nov 2023. 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 | Northern Boobook Ninox japonica |
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| Record ID | 10664 |
| Date | 03 Nov 2023 |
| Location | Changi Business Park |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 12 Nov 2023 |
| Background |
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| Photographs (not shown publicly) were shared with the Records Committee which dispayed neat breast streaks that suggest Northern instead of Brown 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) |
| Identification |
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| The boobook flew into the building’s glass windows and crashed onto the floor of the driveway near where I was standing. I stayed to direct the cars away from the fallen bird. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Bird was stunned and rolling around in pain. It got better after half an hour and managed to fly away. Birds always crash into the buildings here unfortunately. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Sunny with no wind. Bird was infront of me on the floor. |
| Observer's experience |
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| Nil. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| No |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2023). Record 10664: Northern Boobook Ninox japonica. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10664/.