SRI LANKA FROGMOUTH

March 2017

1131                SRI LANKA FROGMOUTH                  Batrachostomus moniliger

SRI LANKA              161

Found in dense forest. 23 cm. Rather common breeding resident from lowlands to higher hills; but local and rarer in dry lowlands and the high hills.

MARBLED FROGMOUTH

Photographed in Iron Range, Queensland October 2015

699          MARBLED FROGMOUTH              Podargus ocellatus

Australia         (541)

Also known as Plumed Frogmouth. Two separated races. Marmoratus: found in Monsoon forest, vine scrub, gallery forest on creeks, near eucalyptus, other woodlands; race plumiferus: pockets of closed subtropical rainforests up to c. 700 m. Range: marmoratus: Cape York (Q) s. on e. coast to McIlwaith Ra.; plumiferus: patchily from Many Peaks Ra.; s. of Gladstone (Q) to Lismore (NSW), inland to c. Kalpower (Q). Local, uncommon. Sedentary.

Subspecies plumiferus, photographed Mount Glorious, August 2017

PAPUAN FROGMOUTH

Photographed at Kingfisher Lodge, Jelatten, Queensland september 2015

658             PAPUAN FROGMOUTH     Podargus papuensis

Australia            (500)

50-60 cm. Found in the margins of rainforests, tracks, clearings, eucalypt woodlands, scrubs, watercourse vegetation, swamp, dune woodland, mangroves, suburban parks with trees; campgrounds. Range: ne Q., and islands: large, pale race rogersi: C. York, s on Gyulf coast to Staten R., s. on e. coast to c. Cooktown; smaller darker rainforest dwelling race baileyi: s to c. Mt Spec NP, near Townsville. Common in n., scare, mostly coastal s. of Cooktown. Sedentary.

TAWNY FROGMOUTH

111        TAWNY FROGMOUTH           Podargus strigoides

Australia        (111)

Also known as Frogmouth-owl or Morepork. 33-50 cm. The male is larger.  Widespread across all of Australia. Found in forests, margins of rain forests, tracks, clearings, golf courses, parks, woodlands.