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Tawny Frogmouth |
Id (Atlas): |
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Podargus strigoides |
Endemic |
Description (1)
Other Names (Local)
Freckled Frogmouth, Tawny-shouldered Frogmouth, Frogmouth Owl, Little Owl, Austral Cuckoo, Night Hawk, Podargus, Short-winged Podargus, Tawny-shouldered Podargus, Mawpork, Mope-hawk, Mopoke, Morepork, Moreport
Family
Podargidae (Australian Frogmouths)
Size
34 to 46 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1801)
Derivation
Pö-dar'-gus - from Fr. podarge of Cuvier, probably for le podarge, gouty foot: strig-öïd'-ës - Gk, strigos, owl; Gk, -oides, from eidos, form = like
Abundance (Guide)
C
Common. Sedentary.
Habitat
Mainly eucalypt woodlands and forests, with clearings or open ground.
Australia (B).
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Throughout Australia, including Tasmania.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Secure.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Singly, in pairs or small groups, usually observed roosting during the day.
Food
Mainly large nocturnal insects. Occasionally annelids, molluscs and crustaceans, and also small vertebrates.
Voice
A resonant, low, pulsating 'oom-oom-oom-oom', slow or rapid. Also grunts, and drums when alarmed. Young utter cat-like sounds and growls.
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Breeding Season (Guide)
August - December, but after rain inland.
Nest
An open platform of fine sticks and twigs loosely put together, often lined with green leaves, usually placed on a horizontal fork up to 15 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
1 - 3, usually 2; pure white; ellipsoidal; 40 - 50 x 30 - 35 mm in southeast to 35 - 45 x 25 - 33 mm in north. Incubation: 28 - 32 days; by both sexes. Eggs are laid at one - three night intervals.
Young
Semi-altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 25 - 35 days.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- Podargus strigoides strigoides - mainland Australia, east and south of the Great Divide from the Burdekin River to south-eastern SA and Tasmania.
- Podargus strigoides brachypterus - Australia, west of the Great Divide and south of about 10° S.
- Podargus strigoides phalaenoides - tropical Australia, north of about 20° S.
- Podargus strigoides lilae - Groote Eylandt, NT.
Similar Species
In Qld and north-eastern NSW with Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) and in north-eastern Qld with Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis).
Reference(s)
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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