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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.
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.