White-chested Babbler
Upper Seletar Reservoir Park

28 Apr 2005

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General details

Species	White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum
Record ID	695
Date	28 Apr 2005
Location	Upper Seletar Reservoir Park
Count	1 individual
Date added	25 Oct 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 SINAV 19:2. Left out in Lim (2009) although the bird was observed by Lim himself.

Verdict	Accepted / Wild (Unverifiable)

References (see all)

References	SINAV 19:2
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 695: White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum. Retrieved August 23, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/695/.