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| Species | Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile |
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| Record ID | 849 |
| Date range | 17 Dec 2005 to 24 Dec 2005 |
| Location | Bukit Batok Nature Park |
| Count | 8 individuals |
| Date added | 25 Oct 2021 |
| Background |
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| A maximum of birds seen. Descriptions listed in SINAV 19:4, reproduced here "The bill was thick and black and the red eyes very prominent. Overall, a brown bird with whitish underparts and blurred blackish streaks on breast. The white on outer tail feathers could also been [sic] seen. The birds were observed to be very active and territorial chasing off others of its kind. Sideway wagging of its tail and swaying of the body from side to side was observed in addition to its song - a short trill". The last date of sighting listed in SINAV 19:4 is 24 December, but incorrectly stated as 22 December in Wang & Hails (2007). |
| Verdict | Accepted / Wild (Verifiable) |
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| References | eBird; SINAV 19:4 |
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| Wang & Hails (2007) | Record is present in source |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 849: Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/849/.