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Palawan frogmouth

Batrachostomus chaseni

Not Evaluated

体重

40.0 g

科

Podargidae

目

Caprimulgiformes

について

フィリピンのパラワン島固有の中型のガマグチヨタカ。暗い赤褐色の羽毛を持つ。低地原生林の夜行性昆虫食者。最も知られていないガマグチヨタカのひとつ。フレデリック・チェイセンにちなんで命名。生態データが限られている。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
体重	40.0 g	1.41 oz

識別

羽毛

Males greyish-brown with fine dark vermiculations and white scapular spotting; females rufous with white-spotted wing coverts; Palawan Island endemic; plumage closely resembles Philippine Frogmouth but restricted to single island.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

分布域

Endemic to Palawan Island in the western Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest up to 1,200 m. Rare; restricted to Palawan.

Diet & Feeding

Crepuscular hunter of large beetles and other insects; uses wide gape to engulf prey flushed from leaf litter.

行動と繁殖

一腹卵数

1-2

鳴き声

さえずり

High, thin melodic whistle; calls at night from Palawan island forest; poorly documented endemic; presumed similar to Philippine Frogmouth in vocal quality

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
科	Podargidae (Frogmouths)
Genus	Batrachostomus
種	Batrachostomus chaseni

Distribution

Palawan frogmouth has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

よくある質問

What does the Palawan frogmouth eat?

Crepuscular hunter of large beetles and other insects; uses wide gape to engulf prey flushed from leaf litter.

Where does the Palawan frogmouth live?

Endemic to Palawan Island in the western Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest up to 1,200 m. Rare; restricted to Palawan.

What does the Palawan frogmouth sound like?

High, thin melodic whistle; calls at night from Palawan island forest; poorly documented endemic; presumed similar to Philippine Frogmouth in vocal quality

How big is the Palawan frogmouth?

The Palawan frogmouth has a weight of 40.0 g.

What order and family does the Palawan frogmouth belong to?

The Palawan frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Podargidae.