Large Frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus auritus comparé à Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Large Frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
Nom scientifique Batrachostomus auritus Podargus ocellatus
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Podargidae Podargidae
Statut de conservation Vulnerable Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 52,1 cm (20.5 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Poids 206,0 g (7.27 oz) 205,83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
Régime alimentaire Crepuscular and nocturnal; hunts large insects, spiders, and small vertebrates by dropping from perches to … Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
Taille de la couvée 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Large Frogmouth only

Marbled Frogmouth only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Large Frogmouth

Chant

Deep, resonant 'whooo' or mellow hooting; one of Asia's largest frogmouths; calls from Bornean lowland forest at night; soft ventriloquial quality; alarm a hiss

Marbled Frogmouth

Chant

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

Large Frogmouth

Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Borneo in lowland and hill dipterocarp forest. Restricted to primary forest below 1,000 m. Scarce.

Marbled Frogmouth

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

Statut de conservation

Vulnerable

Large Frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Large Frogmouth

Plumage

Large Bornean frogmouth; males grey-brown with fine black vermiculations and white scapular spots; females rich chestnut-brown with white-spotted wing coverts; yellow eyes; prominent rictal bristles; largest of the Batrachostomus frogmouths.

Marbled Frogmouth

Plumage

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

Large Frogmouth

A large frogmouth (38-42 cm) of lowland rainforests in Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. Rich brown plumage with white ear-tufts. Nocturnal insectivore with an enormous gape. The largest Asian frogmouth, feeding on large insects and small vertebrates.

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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