Blyth's Frogmouth vs Sri Lanka Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis 比較対象 Batrachostomus moniliger

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blyth's Frogmouth Sri Lanka Frogmouth
学名 Batrachostomus affinis Batrachostomus moniliger
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.2 cm (9.1 in)
体重 47.8 g (1.69 oz) 52.75 g (1.86 oz)
食性 Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Crepuscular and nocturnal ground-gleaner eating large arthropods, worms, and occasional small frogs near forest streams.
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Blyth's Frogmouth only

None

Sri Lanka 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

Sri Lanka Frogmouth

さえずり

Repeated mellow 'oo-or' or 'kaow'; descending melodic whistle; calls at night from Sri Lankan rainforest; pairs often duet; alarm a soft hiss when threatened

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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.

Sri Lanka Frogmouth

Endemic to Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of southwestern India. Resident in tropical rainforest up to 1,800 m. Classified as Vulnerable.

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka Frogmouth

羽毛

Males brown-grey with black vermiculations and white scapular spots arranged in necklace pattern; females warm rufous with white spots; endemic to Sri Lanka and SW India; 'moniliger' refers to the …

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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。

Sri Lanka Frogmouth

西ガーツ山脈とスリランカ固有の小型のガマグチヨタカ(19〜23cm)。細かい白い斑点を持つ赤褐色の羽毛。密な湿潤林下生えの夜行性昆虫食者。夕暮れに発するカエルのような大きな特徴的な鳴き声が一般名の由来。

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