Buff-rumped Woodpecker
MacRitchie Reservoir

20 Aug 2013

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General details

Species	Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes grammithorax
Record ID	927
Date	20 Aug 2013
Location	MacRitchie Reservoir
Count	1 individual
Date added	25 Oct 2021

This is one of 6 accepted records of Buff-rumped Woodpecker in our database.

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Record accepted.

Committee's view

Background
This sighting was mentioned in the 2015 Nature Society (Singapore) Bird Group Records Committee report with no supporting details. The photographs were shared in a Facebook group. We are unable to trace why the date is listed as 7 Jan 2013 in the Bird Group report, but we assume this date to be erroneous since the Facebook post lists the date as 20 Aug.

Verdict	Accepted / Wild (Verifiable)

References (see all)

References	Facebook; NSS

Revisions to this record

Date revised	Changes made
11 May 2024	Sighting date was updated from 7 Jan 2013 to 20 Aug 2013, and background updated.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 927: Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes grammithorax. Retrieved August 16, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/927/.