Blyth's Frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis ile kıyaslandığında Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Blyth's Frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
Bilimsel Ad Batrachostomus affinis Podargus ocellatus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Podargidae Podargidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Ağırlık 47,8 g (1.69 oz) 205,83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
Beslenme Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

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Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Frogmouth

Şarkı

Soft, repeated hooting whistle; 'wooo' calls from lowland Indochina forest; gentle pitch; calls at night from dense undergrowth; closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth

Marbled Frogmouth

Şarkı

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

Blyth's Frogmouth

Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo in lowland forest and peat swamp forest. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth.

Marbled Frogmouth

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

Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Frogmouth

Tuy

Males brown-grey with dark vermiculations and white scapular spots; females rufous-buff with spotted coverts; Sundaland frogmouth recently split from Horsfield's; differs in marginally warmer brown tone and distribution.

Marbled Frogmouth

Tuy

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

Blyth's Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-25 cm) found in lowland forests from Myanmar through mainland Southeast Asia to Borneo. Brown plumage with pale collar. Nocturnal insectivore. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth. Inhabits primary and secondary forest undergrowth.

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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