Sunda Frogmouth vs Tawny Frogmouth

Batrachostomus cornutus 比較対象 Podargus strigoides

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sunda Frogmouth Tawny Frogmouth
学名 Batrachostomus cornutus Podargus strigoides
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 45.8 cm (18.0 in)
体重 46.3 g (1.63 oz) 430.0 g (15.17 oz)
食性 Nocturnal forager on large insects and small lizards; sallies from perches to ground in dense … Nocturnal ground-gleaning insectivore; drops from a perch onto large insects, frogs, and small lizards below.
一腹卵数 1 1-5
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sunda Frogmouth only

None

Tawny Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sunda Frogmouth

さえずり

Soft 'koo-koo' or melodic hooting; moderate pitch; calls from Sundaic lowland forest at night; pairs duet with answering calls; alarm a sharp hiss; ventriloquial quality

Tawny Frogmouth

さえずり

Resonant, repeated 'oom-oom-oom'; low booming hoot; soft and melodious for such a large bird; calls at night from Australian eucalypt forest; alarm a harsh 'grr'

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sunda Frogmouth

Found on Borneo, Sumatra, and adjacent small islands in lowland and hill rainforest below 1,000 m. Uncommon primary forest resident.

Tawny Frogmouth

Found throughout Australia including Tasmania. Resident in woodland, forest edge, and suburban areas. Widespread and common across the continent.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sunda Frogmouth

Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sunda Frogmouth

羽毛

Males brown-grey finely stippled with black and bearing white scapular spots; small white feather tufts above eye form horn-like projections; females rufous-chestnut with white spots; Sundaic species uniquely decorated with …

Tawny Frogmouth

羽毛

Cryptic silver-grey upperparts with black shaft streaks; underparts paler grey with dark streaking; females often more rufous-tawny morph; vivid yellow eyes; heavy hooked bill; famous for bark-mimicking upright posture when …

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About These Birds

Sunda Frogmouth

ボルネオ・スマトラ・ジャワの低地熱帯雨林に生息する中型のガマグチヨタカ(23〜28cm)。小さな耳房飾りを持つ暗褐色の羽毛。林内の夜行性昆虫食者。目の上の角のような羽房飾りで他のアジアのガマグチヨタカと識別できる。

Tawny Frogmouth

A large, stocky frogmouth (34-53 cm) endemic to Australia, widespread across the continent. Silvery-grey mottled plumage provides superb camouflage against tree bark. Nocturnal insectivore pouncing on prey from perches. Australia's most commonly encountered nocturnal bird.

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