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Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

Photo by Chicquita
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Description:

33 - 50cm

I found this bird at 08:45 and when I came back at 17:35 it was still around the area

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Comments (29)
AliceGreenup
Great spotting Chicquita and thanks for adding it to the mission flora & fauna of NSW. I didn't realise how much tawny frogmouths could vary in their appearance ie colour until i compared your spotting with mine http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16093194. Lovely bird!
Chicquita
Hi Elsa, hi Karen, we just got back from Jakarta City, could not believe it has lots of birds, amphibians and arthropods everywhere, sharing space with 13 million people :)
Elsa
Same here KarenL!
KarenL
Lovely! I am learning so much through Project Noah & I'm really getting the itch to travel again!
Elsa
Don't walk towards the exit door Chiquita,you got such amazing shots.
Chicquita
Hey ArgyBee, we need more people like you! Thanks for the positive attitude .... I was walking towards the 'exit door' when I read your comment :)
Mark Ridgway
@ Chicquita ... ha ha... no vs around here... nobody knows everything and anyone can make a mistake... it's all good for all.... maybe we'll both resorb our tails soon and be promoted to frogs... more lovely photos please
Chicquita
ArgyBee, thankyou for your support on Tadpole vs Ranger .......
Chicquita
ArgyBee, :) Thanks Arlanda, Stian, Bonz, Pochempie, Atul ...
Chicquita
Hi Lori, I have edited my text and the title as you see. Thanks for the correction :)
arlanda
beautiful bird Chicquita, congratulations!
lori.tas
Yes, Argy, I'm so ashamed. ;)
lori.tas
Oops, just realized I wrote nighthawk originally, I meant nightjar.
lori.tas
Fair enough Chcquita. My copy of 'Every Australian Bird Illustrated' lists them as related to "kookaburra, swift, rollers and rainbowbrds". Simpson and Day's 'Field Guide to the Birds of Australia', groups them amongst "Frogmouths, owlet nightjars, nightjars."
Mark Ridgway
(nightjars?) great pics.. I just learned (because of ProjectNoah) how far these birds exist... India through SE Asia to Aus, Solomons, Philippines... impressive.. we have a regular family in our trees... wonderful birds... so silent in flight
Chicquita
lori.tas I used 'The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia' by Graham Pizzey & Frank Night for most of my Australian birds identification
Chicquita
Thanks SatyenMehta. lori.tas, it was quite unusual sighting ... I couldn't believe it when I opened my front door Leuba, as lori.tas said, could be a youngster with good parents :)
lori.tas
As a point of clarification, Chiquita, frogmouths are not owls, by are in the same family as the nighthawks (just a really squat, fat nighthawk).
Leuba Ridgway
love these birds. this one looks so healthy and cute...
lori.tas
Excellent spotting! Looks like a youngster. I love how they pretend you can't see the. We had on that sat atop a post in our back fence, but only at night.

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Flora & Fauna of New South Wales
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PublishedNovember 28, 2011

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