Horsfield's Frogmouth vs Papuan Frogmouth

Batrachostomus javensis comparado con Podargus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Horsfield's Frogmouth Papuan Frogmouth
Nombre científico Batrachostomus javensis Podargus papuensis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Podargidae Podargidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 22,2 cm (8.7 in) 57,9 cm (22.8 in)
Peso 46,333333333333336 g (1.63 oz) 389,1666666666667 g (13.73 oz)
Dieta Feeds nocturnally on large beetles, millipedes, and worms; occasionally takes small lizards by ground-pouncing. Night hunter feeding primarily on large invertebrates and occasionally small lizards by perch-and-pounce technique.
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Horsfield's Frogmouth only

Ninguno

Papuan Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

Horsfield's Frogmouth

Canto

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

Papuan Frogmouth

Canto

Deep, booming 'oom-oom'; resonant hollow hoots from New Guinea rainforest; very large bird produces powerful low-frequency calls; alarm a loud hiss; calls at night

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Geographic Range & Migration

Horsfield's Frogmouth

Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula through Sumatra, Java, and Borneo to the Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest below 1,000 m.

Papuan Frogmouth

Found across New Guinea and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest, forest edge, and secondary growth up to 1,500 m.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Horsfield's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Papuan Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Horsfield's Frogmouth

Plumaje

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.

Papuan Frogmouth

Plumaje

Large; grey-brown upperparts finely vermiculated with black and buff; underparts pale grey-buff finely streaked and barred; prominent yellow eyes; females often more rufous-brown; largest frogmouth species in the Papuan region.

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About These Birds

Horsfield's Frogmouth

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.

Papuan Frogmouth

The largest frogmouth (50-60 cm) found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. Rufous-brown plumage with white spots and vermiculations. Massive bill and large red or yellow eyes. Nocturnal insectivore of lowland and hill forests, feeding on large insects and small vertebrates.

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