Blyth's Frogmouth vs Palawan frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis 比較対象 Batrachostomus chaseni

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blyth's Frogmouth Palawan frogmouth
学名 Batrachostomus affinis Batrachostomus chaseni
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長
体重 47.8 g (1.69 oz) 40.0 g (1.41 oz)
食性 Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Crepuscular hunter of large beetles and other insects; uses wide gape to engulf prey flushed …
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Blyth's Frogmouth only

None

Palawan frogmouth only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Frogmouth

さえずり

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

Palawan frogmouth

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

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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.

Palawan frogmouth

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

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Not Evaluated

Palawan frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Frogmouth

羽毛

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.

Palawan frogmouth

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.

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About These Birds

Blyth's Frogmouth

ミャンマーから東南アジア本土を経てボルネオにかけての低地林に生息する中型のガマグチヨタカ(23〜25cm)。淡い首輪を持つ褐色の羽毛。夜行性の昆虫食者。ホースフィールドガマグチヨタカと近縁。原生林と二次林の下生えに生息する。

Palawan frogmouth

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。

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