Sunda Frogmouth
[order] CAPRIMULGIFORMES | [family] Podargidae | [latin] Batrachostomus cornutus | [UK] Sunda Frogmouth | [FR] Podarge cornu | [DE] Sunda-Froschmaul | [ES] Podargo Cornudo | [NL] Maleise Kikkerbek
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Steatornis | cornutus | ||||
| Batrachostomus | cornutus | ||||
| Batrachostomus | cornutus | OR | Sumatra, Borneo | ||
| Batrachostomus | cornutus | cornutus | Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka, Belitung (e of Sumatra) and Banggi Is (n of Borneo). | ||
| Batrachostomus | cornutus | longicaudatus | Kangean Is. (ne of Java) |
Physical charateristics
Adlut male has broad pale eyebrow, pale collar across mantle with whitish spots on scapulars. Underparts mottled belly and flanks with dark spots and bars. Comes in two morphs, a black and white and a brown and buff morph.
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| size min.: | 23 | cm | size max.: | 28 | cm |
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| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 1 | ||
| eggs max.: | 1 |
Range
Oriental Region : Sumatra, Borneo
Habitat
Found in lowland mainly in secondary forest and forest edges. Also plantations, mangroves, gardens and riverside bushes.
Reproduction
Few data, builds a small cup from its own down, tree bark and moss placed on a horizontal branch. Clutch size is 1 egg.
Feeding habits
It feeds on insects.
Conservation
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common
Migration
Probably sedentary
Distribution map
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