Large Frogmouth vs Tawny Frogmouth

Batrachostomus auritus comparado com Podargus strigoides

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Large Frogmouth Tawny Frogmouth
Nome científico Batrachostomus auritus Podargus strigoides
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Podargidae Podargidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 52,1 cm (20.5 in) 45,8 cm (18.0 in)
Peso 206,0 g (7.27 oz) 430,0 g (15.17 oz)
Dieta 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.
Tamanho da postura 1 1-5
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Large Frogmouth only

Tawny Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

Large Frogmouth

Canto

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

Canto

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

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.

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Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

Large Frogmouth

Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Large Frogmouth

Plumagem

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

Plumagem

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

Large Frogmouth

A large frogmouth (38-42 cm) of lowland rainforests in Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. Rich brown plumage with white ear-tufts. Nocturnal insectivore with an enormous gape. The largest Asian frogmouth, feeding on large insects and small vertebrates.

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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