Blyth's Frogmouth vs Papuan Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis 比較対象 Podargus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blyth's Frogmouth Papuan Frogmouth
学名 Batrachostomus affinis Podargus papuensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 57.9 cm (22.8 in)
体重 47.8 g (1.69 oz) 389.1666666666667 g (13.73 oz)
食性 Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Night hunter feeding primarily on large invertebrates and occasionally small lizards by perch-and-pounce technique.
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

Papuan Frogmouth only

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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

Papuan Frogmouth

さえずり

Deep, booming 'oom-oom'; resonant hollow hoots from New Guinea rainforest; very large bird produces powerful low-frequency calls; alarm a loud hiss; calls at night

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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.

Papuan Frogmouth

Found across New Guinea and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest, forest edge, and secondary growth up to 1,500 m.

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Papuan 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.

Papuan Frogmouth

羽毛

Large; grey-brown upperparts finely vermiculated with black and buff; underparts pale grey-buff finely streaked and barred; prominent yellow eyes; females often more rufous-brown; largest frogmouth species in the Papuan region.

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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。

Papuan Frogmouth

The largest frogmouth (50-60 cm) found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. Rufous-brown plumage with white spots and vermiculations. Massive bill and large red or yellow eyes. Nocturnal insectivore of lowland and hill forests, feeding on large insects and small vertebrates.

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