Blyth's Frogmouth vs Dulit Frogmouth
Batrachostomus affinis comparado con Batrachostomus harterti
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Blyth's Frogmouth | Dulit Frogmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Batrachostomus affinis | Batrachostomus harterti |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Podargidae | Podargidae |
| Estado de conservación | Not Evaluated | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | — | 48,4 cm (19.1 in) |
| Peso | 47,8 g (1.69 oz) | 206,0 g (7.27 oz) |
| Dieta | Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … | Nocturnal carnivore feeding on large beetles, worms, and small lizards; also takes moths in low … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 1-2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Blyth's Frogmouth
Soft, repeated hooting whistle; 'wooo' calls from lowland Indochina forest; gentle pitch; calls at night from dense undergrowth; closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth
Dulit Frogmouth
Soft hooting whistle; mellow repeated 'hoo-hoo'; calls from Bornean montane forest; similar to Large Frogmouth but higher-pitched; rarely recorded; call easily missed
Geographic Range & Migration
Blyth's Frogmouth
Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo in lowland forest and peat swamp forest. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth.
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.
Estado de conservación
Blyth's Frogmouth
Dulit Frogmouth
How to Tell Them Apart
Blyth's Frogmouth
Males brown-grey with dark vermiculations and white scapular spots; females rufous-buff with spotted coverts; Sundaland frogmouth recently split from Horsfield's; differs in marginally warmer brown tone and distribution.
Dulit Frogmouth
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.
About These Birds
Blyth's Frogmouth
A medium-sized frogmouth (23-25 cm) found in lowland forests from Myanmar through mainland Southeast Asia to Borneo. Brown plumage with pale collar. Nocturnal insectivore. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth. Inhabits primary and secondary forest undergrowth.
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.