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Significant Records
May 24, 2024 / May 24, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
Raghav Narayanswamy On 5 May 2024, Frank Rheindt discovered Singapore’s first record of the Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus at Kent Vale. The excellent photographs of this bird, but more importantly the audio recordings of its call and song, eventually left no doubt as to its identification. This photo captures all the features which immediately rule […]
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April 24, 2024 / April 24, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
With three confirmed records of the Oriental Turtle Dove in Singapore over the last 6 years, and clear signs pointing to captive provenance for the latter two records, the Singapore Bird Records Committee reviewed the status of this species in Singapore.
December 28, 2023 / December 28, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The White's Thrush at Singapore Botanic Gardens presented a significant identification challenge. The Records Committee shares its take on the bird.
May 26, 2023 / February 2, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on Status of the Stripe-throated Bulbul in Singapore
Singapore has seen two Stripe-throated Bulbuls over the last one year or so. Here's what the Singapore Bird Records Committee had to say about their possible status in the country.
May 9, 2023 / December 28, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 3 Comments on Singapore’s first wild White-crowned Hornbill
The Singapore Bird Checklist just got its 429th species! This article explores how the Records Committee's discussions led us to the conclusion the White-crowned Hornbill was likely a wild bird.
December 10, 2022 / December 28, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 3 Comments on Singapore’s first wild Black-headed Ibis
A Black-headed Ibis was found at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 1 November 2022 by Art Toh. How was the bird identified? Was it wild or an escapee? In this article we share why the Singapore Bird Records Committee thinks that this is the first national record of a wild Black-headed Ibis.
