Large Frogmouth vs Tawny Frogmouth

Batrachostomus auritus 비교 대상 Podargus strigoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Large Frogmouth Tawny Frogmouth
학명 Batrachostomus auritus Podargus strigoides
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 52.1 cm (20.5 in) 45.8 cm (18.0 in)
체중 206.0 g (7.27 oz) 430.0 g (15.17 oz)
식성 Crepuscular and nocturnal; hunts large insects, spiders, and small vertebrates by dropping from perches to … Nocturnal ground-gleaning insectivore; drops from a perch onto large insects, frogs, and small lizards below.
산란 수 1 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Large Frogmouth only

Tawny Frogmouth only

Song & Call Comparison

Large Frogmouth

노래

Deep, resonant 'whooo' or mellow hooting; one of Asia's largest frogmouths; calls from Bornean lowland forest at night; soft ventriloquial quality; alarm a hiss

Tawny Frogmouth

노래

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'

Geographic Range & Migration

Large Frogmouth

Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Borneo in lowland and hill dipterocarp forest. Restricted to primary forest below 1,000 m. Scarce.

Tawny Frogmouth

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

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Large Frogmouth

Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Large Frogmouth

깃털

Large Bornean frogmouth; males grey-brown with fine black vermiculations and white scapular spots; females rich chestnut-brown with white-spotted wing coverts; yellow eyes; prominent rictal bristles; largest of the Batrachostomus frogmouths.

Tawny Frogmouth

깃털

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 …

About These Birds

Large Frogmouth

보르네오와 말레이 반도 저지대 열대우림의 큰 개구리입(38~42cm)입니다. 흰 귀 뭉치가 있는 풍부한 갈색 깃털. 거대한 입을 벌리는 야행성 곤충식성. 가장 큰 아시아 개구리입으로, 큰 곤충과 소형 척추동물을 먹습니다.

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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