White-chested Babbler
Upper Seletar Reservoir Park (USRP) inc. Mandai Road Track 7 / Nee Soon Swamp Forest

04 Jun 1987

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	1176
Date	04 Jun 1987
Location	Upper Seletar Reservoir Park (USRP) inc. Mandai Road Track 7 / Nee Soon Swamp Forest
Count	2 individuals
Date added	05 Jan 2022

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 SINAV 1:6
Verdict	Accepted / Wild (Unverifiable)

References (see all)

References	SINAV 1:6

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

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Bird Society of Singapore. (2022). Record 1176: White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum. Retrieved August 19, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/1176/.