Palawan frogmouth vs Dulit Frogmouth

Batrachostomus chaseni comparado con Batrachostomus harterti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Palawan frogmouth Dulit Frogmouth
Nombre científico Batrachostomus chaseni Batrachostomus harterti
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Podargidae Podargidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Peso 40,0 g (1.41 oz) 206,0 g (7.27 oz)
Dieta Crepuscular hunter of large beetles and other insects; uses wide gape to engulf prey flushed … 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

Hábitats compartidos

Palawan frogmouth only

Ninguno

Dulit Frogmouth only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Palawan frogmouth

Canto

High, thin melodic whistle; calls at night from Palawan island forest; poorly documented endemic; presumed similar to Philippine Frogmouth in vocal quality

Dulit Frogmouth

Canto

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

Palawan frogmouth

Endemic to Palawan Island in the western Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest up to 1,200 m. Rare; restricted to Palawan.

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

Not Evaluated

Palawan frogmouth

Least Concern

Dulit Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Palawan frogmouth

Plumaje

Males greyish-brown with fine dark vermiculations and white scapular spotting; females rufous with white-spotted wing coverts; Palawan Island endemic; plumage closely resembles Philippine Frogmouth but restricted to single island.

Dulit Frogmouth

Plumaje

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

Palawan frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Dark rufous-brown plumage. Nocturnal insectivore of lowland primary forest. One of the least known frogmouths. Named after Frederick Chasen. Limited ecological data available.

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.

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