Podargus strigoides

Tawny Frogmouth at Fadden, ACT

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julielindner wrote:

   25 Dec 2018

What about a Boobook owl can you explain the difference?

YumiCallaway wrote:

   25 Dec 2018

It's a Tawny Frogmouth. Southern Boobooks are brown (Frogmouths are grey), Frogmouths have very light colouring on the front, wing pattern is different (a good example of wing pattern of a Boobook and Frogmouth respectively would be these: Ninox boobook (Southern Boobook) on 3 Apr 2018 & Podargus strigoides (Tawny Frogmouth) on 15 Dec 2018) and Frogmouths have a distinct posture and shape (eg. head, perching posture at night). After you see a lot of them, you'll be able to recognise Frogmouths without having to compare them to other species - they're quite unique. :)

julielindner wrote:

   28 Dec 2018

Sorry i should have been more specific. I have both Boobooks and Frog mouths in the park near me and even though Boobooks are brown in the night light they look grey and have a similar stance..

YumiCallaway wrote:

   28 Dec 2018

Frogmouths have a distinct patterning of white on their feathers with the most noticeable one on the edge of the primary flight feathers. I have added another photo which I edited to have more light so it's easier to see the pattern and colour. I also had another observer with me who agrees this was a Frogmouth. This is most definitely a Tawny Frogmouth.

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.112310-35.400128
• Altitude 709.5m
• Maps Wanniassa Hill
• Places Fadden, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 1 Dec 2018 07:35 PM Recorded on
• YumiCallaway Recorded by

• Collections

  YumiCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nocturnal Birds Birds

Species information

• Podargus strigoides Scientific name
• Tawny Frogmouth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1264.77m Recorded at altitude
• 757 images trained Machine learning