Dulit Frogmouth vs Sumatran Frogmouth

Batrachostomus harterti مقارنةً بـ Batrachostomus poliolophus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Dulit Frogmouth Sumatran Frogmouth
الاسم العلمي Batrachostomus harterti Batrachostomus poliolophus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Podargidae Podargidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 24,1 cm (9.5 in)
الوزن 206,0 g (7.27 oz) 46,3 g (1.63 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nocturnal carnivore feeding on large beetles, worms, and small lizards; also takes moths in low … Night hunter detecting prey by sound; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards in swift pouncing …
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Dulit Frogmouth only

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Sumatran Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Sumatran Frogmouth

الغناء

High melodic whistle; 'kee-wii' repeated softly at night; Sumatran highland forest endemic; rarely recorded; higher-pitched than lowland frogmouths; pairs call together

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Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Sumatran Frogmouth

Endemic to the highlands of Sumatra at 800–2,000 m. Found in submontane and montane rainforest. Rare and seldom recorded.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Dulit Frogmouth

Least Concern

Sumatran Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Sumatran Frogmouth

الريش

Males grey with fine black stippling and white scapular row; pale grey crown slightly paler than back; females rufous-cinnamon with white-spotted coverts; Sumatran endemic with noticeably pale grey crown distinguishing …

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About These Birds

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.

Sumatran Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-26 cm) endemic to montane forests of Sumatra, Indonesia, above 900 m elevation. Rufous-brown plumage with fine whitish markings. Nocturnal insectivore of dense undergrowth. Poorly known; classified as Near Threatened due to forest loss.

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