Horsfield's Frogmouth
Batrachostomus javensis
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Über uns
A medium-sized frogmouth (21-25 cm) found in lowland and foothill forests of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Dark brown plumage with rufous breast band. Nocturnal insectivore of dense forest undergrowth. Often detected by its distinctive whistled call.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Flügelspannweite | 22,2 cm | 8.7 in |
| Gewicht | 46,333333333333336 g | 1.63 oz |
Identifizierung
Gefieder
Males grey-brown with black freckling and white scapular spots; females warm tawny-rufous with bold white-spotted wing coverts; smallest of the Southeast Asian frogmouths; Javan endemic with finely patterned cryptic plumage.
Habitat & Range
Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula through Sumatra, Java, and Borneo to the Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest below 1,000 m.
Diet & Feeding
Feeds nocturnally on large beetles, millipedes, and worms; occasionally takes small lizards by ground-pouncing.
Erhaltungsstatus
Verhalten & Brutverhalten
Nistverhalten
Nest type: HC,PL.
Gelegegröße
1-2
Lautgebung
Gesang
Melodic 'choo-choo-choo' or plaintive whistle; repeated soft notes; calls from Javan and Philippine forest at night; pitch moderate; pairs often answer each other
Taxonomie
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordnung | Caprimulgiformes (Nachtschwalben und Segler) |
| Familie | Podargidae (Fahlnachtschwalben) |
| Genus | Batrachostomus |
| Arten | Batrachostomus javensis |
Distribution
Horsfield's Frogmouth has been recorded in 1 countries.
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