Podargus strigoides

Tawny Frogmouth at Michelago, NSW

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Identification history

Podargus strigoides	30 Sep 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Podargus strigoides	7 Aug 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	6 Aug 2018	Illilanga

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Private property. No public access without permission. Does anyone want to have a punt at what nocturnal bird this might be? Refer to this sighting for a size estimate: https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sighting/3404731

3 comments

natureguy wrote:

8 Aug 2018

Probably.

ChrisDavey wrote:

16 Aug 2018

Not prepared to comment. Do not see why a Frogmouth would come to a carcase unless it was after insects. Chris

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

16 Aug 2018

I suspect that there would be a lot of beetles at a carcass - particularly as this one had been lying around fro some time - size and shape seems to indicate a frogmouth

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 May 2012 12:35 AM Recorded on
Illilanga Recorded by
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Illilanga Completed Illilanga 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
765 images trained Machine learning

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