Bornean Frogmouth vs Philippine Frogmouth

Batrachostomus mixtus เปรียบเทียบกับ Batrachostomus septimus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Bornean Frogmouth Philippine Frogmouth
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Batrachostomus mixtus Batrachostomus septimus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Podargidae Podargidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 23.6 cm (9.3 in) 31.3 cm (12.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 46.3 g (1.63 oz) 84.7 g (2.99 oz)
อาหาร Nocturnal perch-and-pounce predator feeding on large invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards on the forest floor. Night-active predator pouncing from low perches onto large invertebrates including beetles, scorpions, and centipedes.
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Habitat Comparison

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Bornean Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Frogmouth

เสียงร้อง

Soft melodic hooting; 'too-too' whistle from Bornean hill forest; gentle and ventriloquial; calls at night from dense undergrowth; alarm a soft hissing exhalation

Philippine Frogmouth

เสียงร้อง

Repeated melodic 'kwee-kwee'; descending whistled phrase; calls from Philippine forest at night; medium-pitched; alarm a soft hiss; calls from low perch in dense undergrowth

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bornean Frogmouth

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 900–2,400 m. Found in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and adjacent ranges. Rare.

Philippine Frogmouth

Endemic to the Philippines, found on Luzon, Palawan, Mindanao, and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest up to 1,500 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Bornean Frogmouth

Least Concern

Philippine Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Frogmouth

ขนนก

Males grey-brown finely vermiculated dark; white scapular spots; females rufous-chestnut with white-buff spotting; small Borneo endemic closely resembling Sumatran Frogmouth but greyer with less contrast between crown and back.

Philippine Frogmouth

ขนนก

Males greyish-brown with fine black freckling and white-spotted scapulars; females rufous-chestnut with buff-white spotting; underparts barred buff and brown; Philippine endemic exhibiting typical Batrachostomus sexual dichromatism.

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About These Birds

Bornean Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-25 cm) endemic to the mountains of Borneo. Dark brown plumage. Nocturnal insectivore of montane moss forest. Recently split from Horsfield's Frogmouth. Limited ecological data; restricted to elevations above 600 m.

Philippine Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (24-27 cm) found across the Philippines in lowland and montane forests. Rufous-brown plumage with fine white spots. Nocturnal insectivore. Sexually dimorphic, with rufous and brown morphs. Found from sea level to 2,000 m elevation.

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