Dulit Frogmouth vs Tawny Frogmouth

Batrachostomus harterti 比較対象 Podargus strigoides

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Dulit Frogmouth Tawny Frogmouth
学名 Batrachostomus harterti Podargus strigoides
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 48.4 cm (19.1 in) 45.8 cm (18.0 in)
体重 206.0 g (7.27 oz) 430.0 g (15.17 oz)
食性 Nocturnal carnivore feeding on large beetles, worms, and small lizards; also takes moths in low … Nocturnal ground-gleaning insectivore; drops from a perch onto large insects, frogs, and small lizards below.
一腹卵数 -- 1-5
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Dulit Frogmouth only

None

Tawny Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

Dulit Frogmouth

さえずり

Soft hooting whistle; mellow repeated 'hoo-hoo'; calls from Bornean montane forest; similar to Large Frogmouth but higher-pitched; rarely recorded; call easily missed

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

Dulit Frogmouth

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 900–2,500 m. Found in montane forest on Gunung Dulit and other ranges in Sarawak and Sabah. Rare.

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

Dulit Frogmouth

Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Dulit Frogmouth

羽毛

Males dark grey with black vermiculations and white-spotted scapulars; females deep rufous-chestnut with white-spotted coverts; Borneo montane endemic; strongly dimorphic with male grey and female rufous patterns contrasting sharply.

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

Dulit Frogmouth

ボルネオ北部の山地林固有の中型のガマグチヨタカ(25〜27cm)。暗褐色の羽毛を持つ。夜行性の昆虫食者。最も希少で知られていないガマグチヨタカのひとつで、ごく少数の標本しか知られていない。生態と行動の情報が限られている。

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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