Blyth's Frogmouth vs Bornean Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis مقارنةً بـ Batrachostomus mixtus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Blyth's Frogmouth Bornean Frogmouth
الاسم العلمي Batrachostomus affinis Batrachostomus mixtus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Podargidae Podargidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 23,6 cm (9.3 in)
الوزن 47,8 g (1.69 oz) 46,3 g (1.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Nocturnal perch-and-pounce predator feeding on large invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards on the forest floor.
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Blyth's Frogmouth only

بلا

Bornean Frogmouth only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Frogmouth

الغناء

Soft, repeated hooting whistle; 'wooo' calls from lowland Indochina forest; gentle pitch; calls at night from dense undergrowth; closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth

Bornean Frogmouth

الغناء

Soft melodic hooting; 'too-too' whistle from Bornean hill forest; gentle and ventriloquial; calls at night from dense undergrowth; alarm a soft hissing exhalation

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blyth's Frogmouth

Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo in lowland forest and peat swamp forest. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth.

Bornean Frogmouth

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 900–2,400 m. Found in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and adjacent ranges. Rare.

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حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Bornean Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Frogmouth

الريش

Males brown-grey with dark vermiculations and white scapular spots; females rufous-buff with spotted coverts; Sundaland frogmouth recently split from Horsfield's; differs in marginally warmer brown tone and distribution.

Bornean Frogmouth

الريش

Males grey-brown finely vermiculated dark; white scapular spots; females rufous-chestnut with white-buff spotting; small Borneo endemic closely resembling Sumatran Frogmouth but greyer with less contrast between crown and back.

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About These Birds

Blyth's Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-25 cm) found in lowland forests from Myanmar through mainland Southeast Asia to Borneo. Brown plumage with pale collar. Nocturnal insectivore. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth. Inhabits primary and secondary forest undergrowth.

Bornean Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-25 cm) endemic to the mountains of Borneo. Dark brown plumage. Nocturnal insectivore of montane moss forest. Recently split from Horsfield's Frogmouth. Limited ecological data; restricted to elevations above 600 m.

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