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| Species | Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes |
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| Record ID | 11046 |
| Date | 01 Feb 2025 |
| Location | Singapore Botanic Gardens |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 01 Feb 2025 |
This record has not been accepted by the Records Committee. For more details, see below.
| Vote results | Against: 5, For: 1 Wild: 1 |
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| Verdict | Not accepted (Verifiable) |
| Identification |
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| I heard a continuous high pitched call with closely spaced notes, and identified it as a probable Pale-legged Leaf Warbler that Jacky Soh - who also has prior experience with this species - concurred with. Florence Lian recorded the call and the bird's identity was subsequently confirmed through a spectrogram (calling at about 6 kHz). Despite looking for it, we were not able to obtain any views of the bird. Total length of observation was approximately 4 minutes, from when the bird first starting calling to when it ceased, including pauses. Over this duration, the call became more intermittent, at times softer, then louder, consistent with a moving bird - we tried to locate the bird but to no avail, and were also limited by footpath accessibility. Note: Please credit the attached audio file to Florence Lian (permission has been sought from her, for it to be submitted together with this record). |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Bird was not seen. It was calling from a bush/thicket, alongside a footpath. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Weather was cloudy and cooling. |
| Observer's experience |
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| Jacky Soh and I have observed this species numerous times in Thailand where it is not uncommon during the migratory season. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| Jacky Soh and I have observed the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler on multiple occasions in Thailand where they occur with the very similar Sakhalin Leaf Warbler (that is also not uncommon during the migratory season). |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2025). Record 11046: Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes. Retrieved March 29, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/11046/.