Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Lower Peirce Reservoir
23 Feb 2009


General details
Species Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes/borealoides
Record ID 929
Date 23 Feb 2009
Location Lower Peirce Reservoir
Count 1 individual
Date added 25 Oct 2021

Record accepted.

Committee's view
Background
No sound recording. Prior to the Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler split, all sightings from this sister complex were identified as Pale-legged due to the lack of information. Increased awareness since ~2014 has led to the consensus that the default in Singapore is the Sakhalin Leaf Warbler. However, this sister complex cannot be identified without vocalisations (identification, even in hand, is a challenge). As of September 2021 there are no confirmed records of the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler. We treat all sightings with no sound recordings as unidentifiable to species level, although they are most likely to be Sakhalin Leaf Warblers.
Verdict Accepted / Wild (Verifiable)

References (see all)
References NSS; Rare Bird Report

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 929: Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes/borealoides. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/929/.

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