Sunda Frogmouth vs Dulit Frogmouth

Batrachostomus cornutus مقارنةً بـ Batrachostomus harterti

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sunda Frogmouth Dulit Frogmouth
الاسم العلمي Batrachostomus cornutus Batrachostomus harterti
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Podargidae Podargidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 26,7 cm (10.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
الوزن 46,3 g (1.63 oz) 206,0 g (7.27 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nocturnal forager on large insects and small lizards; sallies from perches to ground in dense … Nocturnal carnivore feeding on large beetles, worms, and small lizards; also takes moths in low …
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Sunda Frogmouth only

Dulit Frogmouth only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Sunda Frogmouth

الغناء

Soft 'koo-koo' or melodic hooting; moderate pitch; calls from Sundaic lowland forest at night; pairs duet with answering calls; alarm a sharp hiss; ventriloquial quality

Dulit Frogmouth

الغناء

Soft hooting whistle; mellow repeated 'hoo-hoo'; calls from Bornean montane forest; similar to Large Frogmouth but higher-pitched; rarely recorded; call easily missed

Geographic Range & Migration

Sunda Frogmouth

Found on Borneo, Sumatra, and adjacent small islands in lowland and hill rainforest below 1,000 m. Uncommon primary forest resident.

Dulit Frogmouth

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 900–2,500 m. Found in montane forest on Gunung Dulit and other ranges in Sarawak and Sabah. Rare.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Sunda Frogmouth

Least Concern

Dulit Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Sunda Frogmouth

الريش

Males brown-grey finely stippled with black and bearing white scapular spots; small white feather tufts above eye form horn-like projections; females rufous-chestnut with white spots; Sundaic species uniquely decorated with …

Dulit Frogmouth

الريش

Males dark grey with black vermiculations and white-spotted scapulars; females deep rufous-chestnut with white-spotted coverts; Borneo montane endemic; strongly dimorphic with male grey and female rufous patterns contrasting sharply.

About These Birds

Sunda Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-28 cm) found in lowland rainforests of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java. Dark brown plumage with small ear-tufts. Nocturnal insectivore of forest interior. Distinguished from other Asian frogmouths by its horn-like feather tufts above the eyes.

Dulit Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (25-27 cm) endemic to montane forests of northern Borneo. Dark brown plumage. Nocturnal insectivore. One of the rarest and least known frogmouths, known from very few specimens. Limited information on ecology and behavior.

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