Palawan frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus chaseni 比較対象 Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Palawan frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
学名 Batrachostomus chaseni Podargus ocellatus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
体重 40.0 g (1.41 oz) 205.83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
食性 Crepuscular hunter of large beetles and other insects; uses wide gape to engulf prey flushed … Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Palawan frogmouth only

None

Marbled 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

Marbled Frogmouth

さえずり

Loud 'oom-oom-oom' or bubbling cackle; resonant hollow hooting; calls from New Guinea forest at night; alarm a harsh hiss; repertoire includes soft cooing and chuckling

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.

Marbled Frogmouth

Found in New Guinea and Australia (Cape York Peninsula). Resident in tropical rainforest, vine thickets, and dense monsoon forest.

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Palawan frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled 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.

Marbled Frogmouth

羽毛

Intricately marbled chestnut-brown and black upperparts with pale buff ocellations; underparts pale buff barred dark brown; large yellow eyes; massive hooked bill; female averages more rufous-chestnut than grey-brown male.

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。

Marbled Frogmouth

A large frogmouth (38-50 cm) found in New Guinea and surrounding islands and northeast Australia. Mottled brown, black, and white plumage resembling tree bark. Nocturnal insectivore with a wide, hooked bill. Inhabits rainforest and forest edges.

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