Dulit Frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus harterti comparé à Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Dulit Frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
Nom scientifique Batrachostomus harterti Podargus ocellatus
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Podargidae Podargidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 48,4 cm (19.1 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Poids 206,0 g (7.27 oz) 205,83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nocturnal carnivore feeding on large beetles, worms, and small lizards; also takes moths in low … Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
Taille de la couvée -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Dulit Frogmouth only

Aucun(e)

Marbled Frogmouth only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Dulit Frogmouth

Chant

Soft hooting whistle; mellow repeated 'hoo-hoo'; calls from Bornean montane forest; similar to Large Frogmouth but higher-pitched; rarely recorded; call easily missed

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

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.

Marbled Frogmouth

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

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Dulit Frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Dulit Frogmouth

Plumage

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.

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

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.

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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