Fact Card
- COMMON NAME: Tawny Frogmouth
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Podargus strigoides
- TYPE: Introduced
- DIET: Large Insects, Small Lizards, Mice, Berries and Fruit (Nocturnal birds).
- AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: 7.5 Years
- SIZE: 20 inches (50 cm) long
- RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Viti Levu – Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Kadavu – Lomaiviti – Lau – Rotuma
- GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Caprimulgiformes / FAMILY – Podargidae / GENUS – Podargus
Video: Tawny Frogmouth
Audio: Tawny Frogmouth
IUCN Red List Status
Additional Photographs
References
- [Animalogic]. (2020, January 5). Tawny Frogmouth: Master of Camouflage [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nci3dnZPVfg
- Chesna (2018). Tawny frogmouth, Nocturnal bird, Camouflage [Photograph]. Pixelbay. https://pixabay.com/photos/tawny-frogmouth-nocturnal-bird-3320777/
- Ebird (2005, May 21). Tawny Frogmouth. Ebird. Retrieved September 1, 2023, from https://ebird.org/species/tawfro1?
- Frogmouth. (2017, December 20). In Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/animal/tawny-frogmouth
- Frogmouth. (2022, October 20). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogmouth
- IUCN (2016, October 1). Tawny Frogmouth. IUCN Red List. Retrieved September 1, 2023, from https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22689580/93237832
- PollyDot (2014). Tawny frogmouth [Photograph]. Pixelbay. https://pixabay.com/photos/tawny-frogmouth-owl-owl-australia-441083/
- Simone_dutt (2020). Tawny frogmouth Disguise [Photograph]. Pixelbay. https://pixabay.com/photos/tawny-frogmouth-australian-bird-5195258/
- San Diego Zoo (2020). Tawny Frogmouth [Photograph]. Website. https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/tawny-frogmouth
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – https://naturefiji.org/
Author: Fiji Journal
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