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Ceylon Frogmouth

Ceylon Frogmouth is the rarest species of birds. The Ceylon Frogmouth are group

of tropical nocturnal birds TheCeylon Frogmouths are mainly found in the western ghats of southwest India. And srilanka. It is a habitat of dense tropical forest.

Dr.Salim Ali found this particular variety bird at Thattekad Bird Santuary

It has a huge frog like gape, It has a large flattened hooked bill and large head.

The Ceylon Frogmouth rests on the high branches in day

The scientific name of the species is Batrachostomus Moniliger. The three Podargus Species are large frogmouths restricted to Australia and New Guineatime and camouflaged by its cryptic plumage and appears like broken branch. At night it hunts insects by its huge gape. The bird can be discovered easily at night by its song,which is loud, cackly and resembles frog cry like series of Klock-klock-klock-klock-klock Calls. Their flight appears weak but capable of flying quietly under the forest canopy.

— with Anwingrace Thomas at Thattekad Bird Sanctuary.

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Uploaded on May 31, 2012
Taken on May 13, 2012