Bornean Frogmouth vs Sumatran Frogmouth

Batrachostomus mixtus so với Batrachostomus poliolophus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Bornean Frogmouth Sumatran Frogmouth
Tên Khoa Học Batrachostomus mixtus Batrachostomus poliolophus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Podargidae Podargidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 23,6 cm (9.3 in) 24,1 cm (9.5 in)
Khối Lượng 46,3 g (1.63 oz) 46,3 g (1.63 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nocturnal perch-and-pounce predator feeding on large invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards on the forest floor. Night hunter detecting prey by sound; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards in swift pouncing …
Số Trứng -- 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Bornean Frogmouth only

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Sumatran Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Sumatran Frogmouth

Tiếng Hót

High melodic whistle; 'kee-wii' repeated softly at night; Sumatran highland forest endemic; rarely recorded; higher-pitched than lowland frogmouths; pairs call together

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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.

Sumatran Frogmouth

Endemic to the highlands of Sumatra at 800–2,000 m. Found in submontane and montane rainforest. Rare and seldom recorded.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Bornean Frogmouth

Least Concern

Sumatran Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Sumatran Frogmouth

Bộ Lông

Males grey with fine black stippling and white scapular row; pale grey crown slightly paler than back; females rufous-cinnamon with white-spotted coverts; Sumatran endemic with noticeably pale grey crown distinguishing …

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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.

Sumatran Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-26 cm) endemic to montane forests of Sumatra, Indonesia, above 900 m elevation. Rufous-brown plumage with fine whitish markings. Nocturnal insectivore of dense undergrowth. Poorly known; classified as Near Threatened due to forest loss.

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