Dulit Frogmouth vs Bornean Frogmouth

Batrachostomus harterti مقارنةً بـ Batrachostomus mixtus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Dulit Frogmouth Bornean Frogmouth
الاسم العلمي Batrachostomus harterti Batrachostomus mixtus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Podargidae Podargidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 23,6 cm (9.3 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 … 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

Dulit Frogmouth only

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Bornean 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

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

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.

Bornean Frogmouth

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 900–2,400 m. Found in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and adjacent ranges. Rare.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Dulit Frogmouth

Least Concern

Bornean Frogmouth

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.

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.

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.

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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