Sunda Frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus cornutus เปรียบเทียบกับ Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sunda Frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Batrachostomus cornutus Podargus ocellatus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Podargidae Podargidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 35.2 cm (13.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 46.3 g (1.63 oz) 205.83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
อาหาร Nocturnal forager on large insects and small lizards; sallies from perches to ground in dense … Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
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Habitat Comparison

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Sunda Frogmouth only

Marbled Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sunda Frogmouth

เสียงร้อง

Soft 'koo-koo' or melodic hooting; moderate pitch; calls from Sundaic lowland forest at night; pairs duet with answering calls; alarm a sharp hiss; ventriloquial quality

Marbled Frogmouth

เสียงร้อง

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

Sunda Frogmouth

Found on Borneo, Sumatra, and adjacent small islands in lowland and hill rainforest below 1,000 m. Uncommon primary forest resident.

Marbled Frogmouth

Found in New Guinea and Australia (Cape York Peninsula). Resident in tropical rainforest, vine thickets, and dense monsoon forest.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Sunda Frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Sunda Frogmouth

ขนนก

Males brown-grey finely stippled with black and bearing white scapular spots; small white feather tufts above eye form horn-like projections; females rufous-chestnut with white spots; Sundaic species uniquely decorated with …

Marbled Frogmouth

ขนนก

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

Sunda Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-28 cm) found in lowland rainforests of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java. Dark brown plumage with small ear-tufts. Nocturnal insectivore of forest interior. Distinguished from other Asian frogmouths by its horn-like feather tufts above the eyes.

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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