Blyth's Frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis dibandingkan dengan Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Blyth's Frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
Nama Ilmiah Batrachostomus affinis Podargus ocellatus
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Podargidae Podargidae
Status Konservasi Not Evaluated Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Berat 47,8 g (1.69 oz) 205,83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
Diet Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
Ukuran Sarang 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Blyth's Frogmouth only

None

Marbled Frogmouth only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Frogmouth

Kicauan

Soft, repeated hooting whistle; 'wooo' calls from lowland Indochina forest; gentle pitch; calls at night from dense undergrowth; closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth

Marbled Frogmouth

Kicauan

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

Blyth's Frogmouth

Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo in lowland forest and peat swamp forest. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth.

Marbled Frogmouth

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

Status Konservasi

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Frogmouth

Bulu

Males brown-grey with dark vermiculations and white scapular spots; females rufous-buff with spotted coverts; Sundaland frogmouth recently split from Horsfield's; differs in marginally warmer brown tone and distribution.

Marbled Frogmouth

Bulu

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

Blyth's Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-25 cm) found in lowland forests from Myanmar through mainland Southeast Asia to Borneo. Brown plumage with pale collar. Nocturnal insectivore. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth. Inhabits primary and secondary forest undergrowth.

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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