Palawan Frogmouth
[order] CAPRIMULGIFORMES | [family] Podargidae | [latin] Batrachostomus chaseni | [UK] Palawan Frogmouth | [FR] Podarge de Palawan | [DE] Palawan-Froschmaul | [ES] Podargo de Palawn | [NL] Palawan Kikkerbek
Subspecies
Monotypic species
Physical charateristics
Presumably inseparable from Blyth’s Frogmouth B. affinis. Male brown above with white speckles and vaguer black spots. Whitish eyebrow, brownish chest . Lower parts of wings and tail barred light-brown. Underparts buff and white with belly and flanks barred borown-whitish.
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| size min.: | 19 | cm | size max.: | 25 | cm |
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| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 1 | ||
| eggs max.: | 2 |
Range
Oriental Region : Palawan
Habitat
Dense rainforest, prefering the understorey
Reproduction
No data, but probably like B. javensis builds a small cup from its own down, placed on a branch. Clutch size 1-2 eggs,
Feeding habits
Diet consists of insects and some other invertebrates. Picsk prey from trunk and leafs, also forages on ground.
Conservation
Not yet recognized by birdlife or described in HBW
Following Cleere (2010), Blyth’s Frogmouth, Batrachostomus affinis and Palawan Frogmouth, Batrachostomus chaseni) are split from Javan Frogmouth, Batrachostomus javensis, based on differences in vocalizations.
Migration
Probably sedentary
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