Gould's Frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus stellatus verglichen mit Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Gould's Frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
Wissenschaftlicher Name Batrachostomus stellatus Podargus ocellatus
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Podargidae Podargidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 23,7 cm (9.3 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Gewicht 52,05 g (1.84 oz) 205,83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
Ernährung Strictly nocturnal forager; catches large beetles, cockroaches, and centipedes by dropping silently to the forest … Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Gould's Frogmouth

Gesang

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

Marbled Frogmouth

Gesang

Loud 'oom-oom-oom' or bubbling cackle; resonant hollow hooting; calls from New Guinea forest at night; alarm a harsh hiss; repertoire includes soft cooing and chuckling

Geographic Range & Migration

Gould's Frogmouth

Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo in lowland dipterocarp and peat swamp forest below 600 m. Uncommon.

Marbled Frogmouth

Found in New Guinea and Australia (Cape York Peninsula). Resident in tropical rainforest, vine thickets, and dense monsoon forest.

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Gould's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Gould's Frogmouth

Gefieder

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.

Marbled Frogmouth

Gefieder

Intricately marbled chestnut-brown and black upperparts with pale buff ocellations; underparts pale buff barred dark brown; large yellow eyes; massive hooked bill; female averages more rufous-chestnut than grey-brown male.

About These Birds

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.

Marbled Frogmouth

A large frogmouth (38-50 cm) found in New Guinea and surrounding islands and northeast Australia. Mottled brown, black, and white plumage resembling tree bark. Nocturnal insectivore with a wide, hooked bill. Inhabits rainforest and forest edges.

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