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| Species | Malayan Swamp Babbler Pellorneum rostratum |
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| Record ID | 685 |
| Date range | 01 Jul 1993 to 01 Jul 1994 (imprecise) |
| Location | Pasir Ris |
| Count | Count imprecise |
| Date added | 25 Oct 2021 |
| Background |
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| Listed in the article "Birds of the MacRitchie Reservoir Catchment Forest" in IORA 1. A single bird was reportedly detected "between July 1993 and June 1994". No descriptions are available. Strangely, none of these very significant sightings are listed in any of the Singapore Avifauna volumes that dealt with important records from that time period. Dates for the sighting are imprecise. |
| Verdict | Accepted / Wild (Unverifiable) |
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| Date revised | Changes made |
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| 11 Jan 2024 | English name updated from White-chested Babbler to Malayan Swamp Babbler, per IOC 14.1 |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 685: Malayan Swamp Babbler Pellorneum rostratum. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/685/.