This record was submitted by Yen Yi Tan on 29 Apr 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 | Northern Boobook Ninox japonica |
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| Record ID | 11160 |
| Date | 23 Jan 2022 |
| Location | Kaki Bukit |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 29 Apr 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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| Submitting this record in retrospect while doing up my Northern Boobook records from my Dead Bird Hotline database. It was first posted on Facebook but the link is unfortunately no longer functional. This case was then covered by Mothership. Photos and videos on the Mothership article clearly show a Northern Boobook with concussion and suspected brain trauma (unequally dilated pupils). Its fate is uncertain, regrettably. Don't really understand why people can come across a grounded bird with abnormal eyes and think "oh so cute" instead of "is it ok?"... Facebook link (not working): https://www.facebook.com/groups/singaporeincidents/permalink/258791469665779/ Mothership article: https://mothership.sg/2022/01/owl-kaki-bukit/ |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| This bird was found grounded in Kaki Bukit HDB estate, on concrete floor. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Good photos and video clip available. |
| Observer's experience |
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| I collect many specimens of this species yearly. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| Seen Brown Boobook. The Hindhede pair some time ago. |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2025). Record 11160: Northern Boobook Ninox japonica. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/11160/.