Tawny Frogmouth
Endemic throughout Australia
including Tasmania...exceptional
camouflage.
including Tasmania...exceptional
camouflage.
Podargus strigoides
(L 13-21" Wt 5.5-19.6 oz)
Deniliquin district
27Oct2015
Fourteen frogmouth species
are described.
are described.
- some place them in their
own order, Podargiformes.
own order, Podargiformes.
- are related to nightjars.
Living in woods throughout Australia north, west, east to south
An owl like bird is the tawny frogmouth
But he lack big eyes and round face of the owl
And all in all a different sort of fowl.
(Francis Duggan)
Podargus is French name for
frogmouths; strigoides is Latin
for owl-resembling.
frogmouths; strigoides is Latin
for owl-resembling.
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