Malayan Swamp Babbler
Senoko

29 Mar 1987

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General details

Species	Malayan Swamp Babbler Pellorneum rostratum
Record ID	1174
Date	29 Mar 1987
Location	Senoko
Count	1 individual
Date added	05 Jan 2022

This is one of 74 accepted records of Malayan Swamp Babbler in our database.

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Record accepted.

Committee's view

Background
No descriptions in SINAV 1:2. Detailed sightings are not included in neither Wang & Hails (2007) nor Lim (2009) but both literature mentions that this species is rare in the central catchment.

Verdict	Accepted / Wild (Unverifiable)

References (see all)

References	SINAV 1:2
Wang & Hails (2007)	Record is present in source
Lim (2009)	Record is present 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

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (2022). Record 1174: Malayan Swamp Babbler Pellorneum rostratum. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/1174/.