Philippine Frogmouth vs Marbled Frogmouth

Batrachostomus septimus so với Podargus ocellatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Philippine Frogmouth Marbled Frogmouth
Tên Khoa Học Batrachostomus septimus Podargus ocellatus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Podargidae Podargidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 31,3 cm (12.3 in) 35,2 cm (13.9 in)
Khối Lượng 84,7 g (2.99 oz) 205,83333333333334 g (7.26 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Night-active predator pouncing from low perches onto large invertebrates including beetles, scorpions, and centipedes. Strictly nocturnal; takes large beetles, frogs, and lizards by silent perch-drop onto the forest floor.
Số Trứng 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Philippine Frogmouth only

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Marbled Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Marbled Frogmouth

Tiếng Hót

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

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.

Marbled Frogmouth

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Philippine Frogmouth

Least Concern

Marbled Frogmouth

How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Marbled Frogmouth

Bộ Lông

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

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.

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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