Palawan frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus chaseni 비교 대상 Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Palawan frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
학명 Batrachostomus chaseni Podargus ocellatus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae Podargidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
체중 40.0 g (1.41 oz) 205.83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
식성 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.
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Palawan frogmouth only

없음

Marbled Frogmouth only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Palawan frogmouth

노래

High, thin melodic whistle; calls at night from Palawan island forest; poorly documented endemic; presumed similar to Philippine Frogmouth in vocal quality

Marbled Frogmouth

노래

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.

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Palawan frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Palawan frogmouth

깃털

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

깃털

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

필리핀 팔라완 섬에 고유한 중간 크기의 개구리입입니다. 어두운 붉은갈색 깃털. 저지대 원시림의 야행성 곤충식성. 가장 잘 알려지지 않은 개구리입 중 하나. 프레데릭 채슨의 이름을 따왔습니다. 생태에 대한 제한된 데이터를 가지고 있습니다.

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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