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Horsfield's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus javensis

Least Concern
翼開長
22.2 cm
体重
46.333333333333336 g
Podargidae
Caprimulgiformes
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について

マレー半島・スマトラ・ジャワ・ボルネオの低地と山麓の林に生息する中型のガマグチヨタカ(21〜25cm)。赤褐色の胸帯を持つ暗褐色の羽毛。密な林下生えの夜行性昆虫食者。特徴的な口笛のような鳴き声で発見されることが多い。

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
翼開長 22.2 cm 8.7 in
体重 46.333333333333336 g 1.63 oz

識別

羽毛

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

分布域

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.

保全状況

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: HC,PL.

一腹卵数

1-2

鳴き声

さえずり

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

分類学

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

Distribution

Horsfield's Frogmouth has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded
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よくある質問

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.

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