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Horsfield's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus javensis

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

22.2 cm

वजन

46.333333333333336 g

कुल

Podargidae

गण

Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

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.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	22.2 cm	8.7 in
वजन	46.333333333333336 g	1.63 oz

पहचान

पंख

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.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

भौगोलिक वितरण

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

Diet & Feeding

Feeds nocturnally on large beetles, millipedes, and worms; occasionally takes small lizards by ground-pouncing.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: HC,PL.

अंडों की संख्या

1-2

ध्वनि

गीत

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

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल	Podargidae (Frogmouths)
Genus	Batrachostomus
प्रजातियां	Batrachostomus javensis

Distribution

Horsfield's Frogmouth has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

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What does the Horsfield's Frogmouth eat?

Feeds nocturnally on large beetles, millipedes, and worms; occasionally takes small lizards by ground-pouncing.

Where does the Horsfield's Frogmouth live?

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

Is the Horsfield's Frogmouth endangered?

The Horsfield's Frogmouth has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Horsfield's Frogmouth nest?

Nest type: HC,PL.

What does the Horsfield's Frogmouth sound like?

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

How big is the Horsfield's Frogmouth?

The Horsfield's Frogmouth has a wingspan of 22.2 cm, weight of 46.333333333333336 g.

What order and family does the Horsfield's Frogmouth belong to?

The Horsfield's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus javensis) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Podargidae.