This record was submitted by Joshua Chong on 14 Jan 2025. 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 | Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides |
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| Record ID | 11023 |
| Date | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Location | Pulau Ubin |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 14 Jan 2025 |
| 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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| Bird not seen, heard only and recorded. Characteristic persistent metallic one note call, analysed to have a mean peak frequency of 4.534 kHz |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Calling persistently from midstorey out of sight for about 2 minutes. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| - |
| Observer's experience |
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| I last heard and recorded this species at Dillenia Hut in November 2024, and previously at Macritchie in November 2022. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| I have heard and recorded Pale-legged Leaf Warbler at Jelutong Tower in November 2024. Frequency of the call of this Ubin bird (4.5 kHz) is too low for Pale-legged (~5.7 kHz) |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2025). Record 11023: Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/11023/.