Hodgson's Frogmouth - BirdForum Opus

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Batrachostomus hodgsoni

Photo by James Eaton
Location: Eaglenest WLS, Arunchai Pradesh, India

Identification

8.7–10.6 in (22–27 cm); 1.8 oz (51 g). Distinct sexual dichromatism. Males have rufous brown upperparts with black markings and white spots; underparts are patterned in black, rufous, and white. Females are more rufous and have a reduced number of pale spots.

Distribution

India, Bhutan, and China to Laos and central Vietnam.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1].

• B. h. hodgsoni

• Northeastern India (Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh south to Manipur and Tripura), Bhutan, northern Bangladesh, and northern and western Myanmar

• B. h. indochinae

• Eastern Myanmar and adjacent southern China (southwestern Yunnan), northern Thailand, Laos, and central Vietnam

Habitat

Hill forests.

Behaviour

Roosts in thick cover during day. Feeds on moths, beetles, and other large insects. Small nest on branch, with clutch usually of two eggs. Daytime incubation by male.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

• List of references

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hodgson's Frogmouth. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hodgson%27s_Frogmouth

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