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| genus = Batrachostomus
| genus = Batrachostomus
| species = affinis
| species = affinis
| authority = Cleere, (2010)
| authority = [[Edward Blyth|Blyth]], 1847
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The Blyth’s frogmouth is a species from the Podargidae family. They have been previously known to have been conspecific with the Javan and Palawan frogmouth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strange |first=M. |date=2000 |title=A photographic guide to the birds of Malaysia and Singapore: including southeast Asia, the Philippines and Borneo. |url=https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=b9d553cb-2a6b-374f-a396-10b78470badb. |publisher=Periplus}}</ref> The bird is a tropical species that ranges from India to Australia.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Pratt |first=T. |last2=Beehler |first2=B. |date=2015 |title=Birds of New Guinea |url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/clarion-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1732129. |publisher=Princeton University Press}}</ref>
'''Blyth’s frogmouth''' ('''''Batrachostomus affinis''''') is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It was previously considered to be conspecific with the [[Javan frogmouth]] and [[Palawan frogmouth]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strange |first=M. |date=2000 |title=A photographic guide to the birds of Malaysia and Singapore: including southeast Asia, the Philippines and Borneo. |url=https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=b9d553cb-2a6b-374f-a396-10b78470badb. |publisher=Periplus}}</ref> The bird is a tropical species that ranges from India to Australia.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Pratt |first=T. |last2=Beehler |first2=B. |date=2015 |title=Birds of New Guinea |url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/clarion-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1732129. |publisher=Princeton University Press}}</ref>


== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==
The Blyth Frogmouth is a small species that grows to twenty-one to twenty-three centimeters in length. The main color in their feathers is a shade of brown. These Frogmouths have a narrow white collar around their neck and abdomen, and scattered spots on their wings and tail. The females have a more pigmented brown color than the males, and the younger birds are plainer with fewer spots. However, when the bird has just hatched, their feathers are a dark, off-shade of white. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cleere |first=N. |date=2010 |title=Blyth’s frogmouth: batrachostomus affinis. In nightjars, potoos, frogmouths, oilbirds, and owlet-nightjars of the world. |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1nxcvcn}}</ref>
Blyth’s frogmouth is a small species that grows to twenty-one to twenty-three centimeters in length. The main color in their feathers is a shade of brown. These Frogmouths have a narrow white collar around their neck and abdomen, and scattered spots on their wings and tail. The females have a more pigmented brown color than the males, and the younger birds are plainer with fewer spots. However, when the bird has just hatched, their feathers are a dark, off-shade of white. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cleere |first=N. |date=2010 |title=Blyth’s frogmouth: batrachostomus affinis. In nightjars, potoos, frogmouths, oilbirds, and owlet-nightjars of the world. |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1nxcvcn}}</ref>


== Ecology and Habitat ==
== Ecology and habitat ==
The Blyth’s Frogmouth location spans from India to Australia. They are found in places like Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei, Borneo, Sumatra, and more.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jeyarajasingam |first=A. |date=2012 |title=A field guide to the birds of peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. |url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/clarion-ebooks/detail.action?docID=886477. |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> Frogmouths thrive in dense environments like lowlands and hilly tropical rainforests. These birds spend most of their time roosting motionless on tree branches. Due to their brownish color, they camouflage well into the trees. Their camouflaging ability helps them to hide and protect themselves from their predators.<ref name=":2" /> This species makes a “caw” sound, like crows.<ref name=":1" /> The Blyth’s frogmouth is a nocturnal species, just like its family members. The species usually create small, padded nests on branches or tree forks. Their small stature and easily camouflaged color make these birds very difficult to identify.<ref name=":0" />This species typically breeds from January to April.<ref name=":1" /> These birds are very vocal during breeding. They go from soft whistling sounds to loud jarring rattles.<ref name=":0" />
Blyth’s Frogmouth location spans from India to Australia. They are found in Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei, Borneo, Sumatra, and more.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jeyarajasingam |first=A. |date=2012 |title=A field guide to the birds of peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. |url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/clarion-ebooks/detail.action?docID=886477. |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> Frogmouths thrive in dense environments like lowlands and hilly tropical rainforests. These birds spend most of their time roosting motionless on tree branches. Due to their brownish color, they camouflage well into the trees. Their camouflaging ability helps them to hide and protect themselves from their predators.<ref name=":2" /> This species makes a “caw” sound, like crows.<ref name=":1" /> Blyth’s frogmouth is a nocturnal species, just like its family members. The species usually create small, padded nests on branches or tree forks. Their small stature and easily camouflaged color make these birds very difficult to identify.<ref name=":0" />This species typically breeds from January to April.<ref name=":1" /> These birds are very vocal during breeding. They go from soft whistling sounds to loud jarring rattles.<ref name=":0" />


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Blyth's frogmouth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Podargiformes
Family: Podargidae
Genus: Batrachostomus
Species:
B. affinis
Binomial name
Batrachostomus affinis
Blyth, 1847

Blyth’s frogmouth (Batrachostomus affinis) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It was previously considered to be conspecific with the Javan frogmouth and Palawan frogmouth.[1] The bird is a tropical species that ranges from India to Australia.[2]

Characteristics

Blyth’s frogmouth is a small species that grows to twenty-one to twenty-three centimeters in length. The main color in their feathers is a shade of brown. These Frogmouths have a narrow white collar around their neck and abdomen, and scattered spots on their wings and tail. The females have a more pigmented brown color than the males, and the younger birds are plainer with fewer spots. However, when the bird has just hatched, their feathers are a dark, off-shade of white. [3]

Ecology and habitat

Blyth’s Frogmouth location spans from India to Australia. They are found in Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei, Borneo, Sumatra, and more.[4] Frogmouths thrive in dense environments like lowlands and hilly tropical rainforests. These birds spend most of their time roosting motionless on tree branches. Due to their brownish color, they camouflage well into the trees. Their camouflaging ability helps them to hide and protect themselves from their predators.[2] This species makes a “caw” sound, like crows.[3] Blyth’s frogmouth is a nocturnal species, just like its family members. The species usually create small, padded nests on branches or tree forks. Their small stature and easily camouflaged color make these birds very difficult to identify.[4]This species typically breeds from January to April.[3] These birds are very vocal during breeding. They go from soft whistling sounds to loud jarring rattles.[4]

Reference

  1. ^ Strange, M. (2000). "A photographic guide to the birds of Malaysia and Singapore: including southeast Asia, the Philippines and Borneo". Periplus.
  2. ^ a b Pratt, T.; Beehler, B. (2015). "Birds of New Guinea". Princeton University Press.
  3. ^ a b c Cleere, N. (2010). "Blyth's frogmouth: batrachostomus affinis. In nightjars, potoos, frogmouths, oilbirds, and owlet-nightjars of the world". {{cite web}}: horizontal tab character in |title= at position 78 (help)
  4. ^ a b c Jeyarajasingam, A. (2012). "A field guide to the birds of peninsular Malaysia and Singapore". Oxford University Press.
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