Blyth's Frogmouth vs Gould's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis مقارنةً بـ Batrachostomus stellatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Blyth's Frogmouth Gould's Frogmouth
الاسم العلمي Batrachostomus affinis Batrachostomus stellatus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Podargidae Podargidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 23,7 cm (9.3 in)
الوزن 47,8 g (1.69 oz) 52,05 g (1.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Strictly nocturnal forager; catches large beetles, cockroaches, and centipedes by dropping silently to the forest …
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Blyth's Frogmouth only

بلا

Gould's 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

Gould's Frogmouth

الغناء

High, melodic 'kee-kee-kee' whistle; thin and reedy for frogmouth; calls from Bornean lowland forest; higher-pitched than other frogmouths; rarely observed or recorded

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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.

Gould's Frogmouth

Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo in lowland dipterocarp and peat swamp forest below 600 m. Uncommon.

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حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Near Threatened

Gould's 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.

Gould's Frogmouth

الريش

Males pale grey-brown finely marked with dark vermiculations and starring white scapular spots; females rich cinnamon-rufous with white spotting; small Sundaland frogmouth with disproportionately bold scapular spots for its size.

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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.

Gould's Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (21-25 cm) of lowland primary rainforest in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Rich brown plumage spangled with white spots resembling stars. Nocturnal insectivore. Classified as Near Threatened due to ongoing lowland deforestation.

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