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Tawny Frogmouth on nest

Podargus strigoides

Photo by Vinny
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Apparently Tawny's are well known for there lax nest building, this one looks like a few twigs balancing on a branch!

Habitat:

Grassy Dry Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Neil Ross
Well spotted, Vinny. The chicks look so funny when they're really small. I had a nest in my yard many years ago, and a Butcherbird would constantly tug at the Frogmouth's tail feathers to get it off the nest. No way! Those parents weren't going to budge an inch!

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Birds of the World
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Birds of Australia
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2014

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