Podargus strigoides
Tawny Frogmouth at Jerrabomberra, ACT
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| Podargus strigoides | ChrisDavey | 29 Nov 2018 | |
| Podargus strigoides | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 28 Nov 2018 |
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User's notes
Dead bird, not far from road.
1 comment
4 Dec 2018
This bird doesn't look like a Tawny Frogmouth to me. The head is much too small and shaped like a raptor instead of an owl or frogmouth. The colouring is more brown than grey. The beak is shaped like a falcon or eagle. Similar to the shape of an eagle's beak rather than a falcon which is more circular and rounded without so much of a sharp point sticking out from under the lower half of the beak. On top of that, the head size wouldn't be able to cater for the beak of a frogmouth. Feather pattern also doesn't match up too neatly to majority of what's seen in other individuals of the species. I think it's a raptor - a falcon or an eagle. Definitely not a Tawny Frogmouth.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.135258-35.384590
- Altitude 651.7m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge Offset Area Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Nov 2018 05:22 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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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
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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