Sunda Frogmouth vs Bornean Frogmouth

Batrachostomus cornutus مقارنةً بـ Batrachostomus mixtus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Sunda Frogmouth Bornean Frogmouth
الاسم العلمي Batrachostomus cornutus Batrachostomus mixtus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Podargidae Podargidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 26,7 cm (10.5 in) 23,6 cm (9.3 in)
الوزن 46,3 g (1.63 oz) 46,3 g (1.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nocturnal forager on large insects and small lizards; sallies from perches to ground in dense … 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

Sunda Frogmouth only

Bornean Frogmouth only

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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

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

Sunda Frogmouth

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

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

Least Concern

Sunda Frogmouth

Least Concern

Bornean Frogmouth

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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 …

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

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.

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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