White-chested Babbler
Seletar Reservoir 10' Cell

12 May 1982

Historical record: This record was not submitted by observers. It was compiled and made available here as part of the Bird Society of Singapore's effort to make historical records more easily accessible. Click here to read more about this initiative.

General details

Species	White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum
Record ID	1141
Date	12 May 1982
Location	Seletar Reservoir 10' Cell
Count	Count imprecise
Date added	15 Dec 2021

This is one of 74 accepted records of White-chested Babbler in our database.

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Record accepted.

Committee's view

Background
No descriptions in the eBird checklist, but this species was known to be present back then.

Verdict	Accepted / Wild (Unverifiable)

References (see all)

References	eBird
Wang & Hails (2007)	Record is absent in source
Lim (2009)	Record is absent in source

Revisions to this record

Date revised	Changes made
11 Jan 2024	English name updated from White-chested Babbler to Malayan Swamp Babbler, per IOC 14.1
16 Jul 2025	English name updated from Malayan Swamp Babbler to White-chested Babbler, per IOC AviList v2025

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 1141: White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum. Retrieved August 19, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/1141/.