Noted for their cryptic camouflage, frogmouths are often difficult to spot unless they are nesting. This is when they can observed with greater regularity. Its huge gape resembles that of a frog, hence the name. Of the 14 frogmouths available, only five so far have been documented by me. Its been noted that the male incubates the eggs in the day and the female at night.
Gould’s frogmouth, Batrachostomus stellatus
Hodgson’s frogmouth, Batrachostomus hodgsoni
Blyth’s frogmouth, Batrachostomus affinis
Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
Large frogmouth, Batrachostomus auritus
Hodgson’s Frogmouth, Chiangmai, Thailand
Gould’s Frogmouth, Phuket, Thailand
Large Frogmouth, Lanchang, Malaysia
Tawny Frogmouth, Australia
Blyth’s Frogmouth, Raub, Malaysia
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