Short-eared Owl
Singapore Botanic Gardens

01 Dec 1900 (imprecise)

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General details

Species	Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Record ID	997
Date	01 Dec 1900 (imprecise)
Location	Singapore Botanic Gardens
Count	1 individual
Date added	25 Oct 2021

This is one of 7 accepted records of Short-eared Owl in our database.

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Record accepted.

Committee's view

Background
A specimen reportedly collected in December 1900 could not be found by Wang & Hails (2007) in the LKCNHM. Date here is imprecise. The specimen was reportedly initially misidentified as a Long-eared Owl (Wang & Hails, 2007).

Verdict	Accepted / Wild (Specimen)

References (see all)

References	Wang & Hails, 2007
Wang & Hails (2007)	Record is present in source

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 997: Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/997/.