Blyth's Frogmouth vs Philippine Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis so với Batrachostomus septimus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Blyth's Frogmouth Philippine Frogmouth
Tên Khoa Học Batrachostomus affinis Batrachostomus septimus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Podargidae Podargidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 31,3 cm (12.3 in)
Khối Lượng 47,8 g (1.69 oz) 84,7 g (2.99 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Night-active predator pouncing from low perches onto large invertebrates including beetles, scorpions, and centipedes.
Số Trứng 1-2 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Blyth's Frogmouth only

Không

Philippine 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

Philippine Frogmouth

Tiếng Hót

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

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.

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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Philippine 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.

Philippine Frogmouth

Bộ Lông

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

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.

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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