Large Frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus)

Family
Podargidae (Frogmouths)

Size
39 - 42 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1829)

Habitat
Evergreen forest including primary forest, secondary forest and swamp-forest. From sea-level - 250 m, perhaps 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Thailand (B).

Scattered localities in Peninsular Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat), Malaysia and Sumatra to Borneo and nearby northern Natuna Is and Labuan I.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss due to logging and conversion to agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Large Frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus) [XC610050]
by Lim Ying Hien from Jelebu District (near Simpang Pertang), Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia (song)

Large Frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus) [XC244676]
by Irene Dy from Sungai Wain Protection Forest, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia (alarm call, call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with the Bornean montane endemic Dulit Frogmouth (Batrachostomus harterti).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Large Frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus) - 10 files

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