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| Species | Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela |
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| Record ID | 1977 |
| Date | 10 Feb 2017 |
| Location | Kent Ridge Park |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Subspecies | burmanicus |
| Date added | 10 Dec 2023 |
This record has not been accepted by the Records Committee. For more details, see below.
| Background |
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| Quoting the NSS blog: "A Crested Serpent Eagle photographed at Kent Ridge Park on the 10th by Gavan Leong turned out to be a 3rd year burmanicus, thanks to Dr Chaiyan for his expertise. This is the second occurrence of the burmanicus form, a short distance migrant from Indo-China, to Singapore. The previous record was in September and November 2014 when an individual was photographed at the Japanese Gardens. Ferguson-Lees & Christie (2001) indicates that malayensis is “distinctly smaller than adjacent burmanicus, cheeks and throat darker brown, underparts more clearly spotted and barred white“. Birders are encouraged to photograph any Crested Serpent Eagle encountered and post them online for identification of subspecies.".
Like in the other claimed record of this taxon, this individual is also within acceptable variation of malayensis. We find no conclusive evidence that this bird is a burmanicus. |
| Verdict | Not accepted (Verifiable) |
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Bird Society of Singapore. (2023). Record 1977: Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela. Retrieved August 23, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/1977/.