Blyth's Frogmouth vs Bornean Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis so với Batrachostomus mixtus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Blyth's Frogmouth Bornean Frogmouth
Tên Khoa Học Batrachostomus affinis Batrachostomus mixtus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Podargidae Podargidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 23,6 cm (9.3 in)
Khối Lượng 47,8 g (1.69 oz) 46,3 g (1.63 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Nocturnal perch-and-pounce predator feeding on large invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards on the forest floor.
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Blyth's Frogmouth only

Không

Bornean Frogmouth only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Frogmouth

Tiếng Hót

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

Bornean Frogmouth

Tiếng Hót

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

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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.

Bornean Frogmouth

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Bornean Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Frogmouth

Bộ Lông

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.

Bornean Frogmouth

Bộ Lông

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.

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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.

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.

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