Marbled Frogmouth
Podargus ocellatus
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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.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 35,2 cm | 13.9 in |
| Peso | 205,83333333333334 g | 7.26 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
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.
Habitat & Range
Distribuição geográfica
Found in New Guinea and Australia (Cape York Peninsula). Resident in tropical rainforest, vine thickets, and dense monsoon forest.
Diet & Feeding
Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: PL.
Tamanho da postura
1-2
Som
Canto
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
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Família | Podargidae (Frogmouths) |
| Genus | Podargus |
| Espécies | Podargus ocellatus |
Distribution
Marbled Frogmouth has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Other species in the Podargidae family