Dulit Frogmouth vs Gould's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus harterti مقارنةً بـ Batrachostomus stellatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Dulit Frogmouth Gould's Frogmouth
الاسم العلمي Batrachostomus harterti Batrachostomus stellatus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Podargidae Podargidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 23,7 cm (9.3 in)
الوزن 206,0 g (7.27 oz) 52,05 g (1.84 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nocturnal carnivore feeding on large beetles, worms, and small lizards; also takes moths in low … Strictly nocturnal forager; catches large beetles, cockroaches, and centipedes by dropping silently to the forest …
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Dulit Frogmouth only

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Gould's 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

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

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.

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

Least Concern

Dulit Frogmouth

Near Threatened

Gould's 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.

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

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.

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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