Palawan frogmouth vs Bornean Frogmouth

Batrachostomus chaseni 比較対象 Batrachostomus mixtus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Palawan frogmouth Bornean Frogmouth
学名 Batrachostomus chaseni Batrachostomus mixtus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.6 cm (9.3 in)
体重 40.0 g (1.41 oz) 46.3 g (1.63 oz)
食性 Crepuscular hunter of large beetles and other insects; uses wide gape to engulf prey flushed … Nocturnal perch-and-pounce predator feeding on large invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards on the forest floor.
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Palawan frogmouth only

None

Bornean Frogmouth only

None

Song & Call Comparison

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

Bornean Frogmouth

さえずり

Soft melodic hooting; 'too-too' whistle from Bornean hill forest; gentle and ventriloquial; calls at night from dense undergrowth; alarm a soft hissing exhalation

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Bornean Frogmouth

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 900–2,400 m. Found in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and adjacent ranges. Rare.

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Palawan frogmouth

Least Concern

Bornean Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Bornean Frogmouth

羽毛

Males grey-brown finely vermiculated dark; white scapular spots; females rufous-chestnut with white-buff spotting; small Borneo endemic closely resembling Sumatran Frogmouth but greyer with less contrast between crown and back.

About These Birds

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。

Bornean Frogmouth

ボルネオの山地固有の中型のガマグチヨタカ(23〜25cm)。暗褐色の羽毛を持つ。山地苔むした林の夜行性昆虫食者。ホースフィールドガマグチヨタカから最近分離独立。生態データが限られており、標高600m以上に限定される。

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