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Photo by mehdhalaouate
Location: Indonesia

Podargus papuensis

[edit] Identification

50-60 cm. Bulbous bill, red eye, cream eyebrow, long tail and dark wings; male marbled in appearance, larger and darker, upperparts patterned, underparts brown-grey with white spots, bars and black streaks.

[edit] Distribution

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Rainforests, mangroves and dense riparian vegetation.

[edit] Behaviour

(Adult with chick)
Photo by Tristan Norton
Daintree River, Queensland, November, 2009

It feeds at night; diet includes insects, frogs, small rodents and lizards.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID