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Papuan FrogmouthAlternate name(s): "Large Frogmouth", "Plumed Frogmouth*" Size: 50-60 cm Weight: 290-570 g; 415 g (male average), 315 g (female average) |
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Photos |
Race "rogersi"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Melville, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Frontal portrait of a male Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Melville, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Near-frontal view of a male Papuan Frogmouth with its head turned sideways
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Punsand Bay, Cape York peninsula, QLD, October 2008]
Near-lateral portrait of a male Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Melville, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Lateral portrait of a male Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Melville, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Lateral view of a male Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Melville, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Lateral view of a male Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Melville, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Lateral view of a male Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Punsand Bay, Cape York peninsula, QLD, October 2008]
Near-dorsal view of a male Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Melville, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
Race "baileyi"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Near-frontal view of a pair of Papuan Frogmouths, male on the left;
note how the male is silvery-grey, while the female has rufous hues
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Daintree River, QLD, April 2019]
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FEMALE |
Frontal portrait of a female Papuan Frogmouth; note the
rufous morphology
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Lake Barrine, Atherton Tablelands, QLD, June 2019]
Frontal view of a female Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Lake Barrine, Atherton Tablelands, QLD, June 2019]
Near-frontal view of a female Papuan Frogmouth
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Daintree River, QLD, July 2018]
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PAIR |
(Near-)frontal view of a pair of Papuan Frogmouths; male on the left
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Julatten, QLD, July 2018]
Lateral view of a pair of Papuan Frogmouths; female in front
- note the paucity of spots on the wings
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Daintree River, QLD, July 2018]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Aug - Jan | Eggs: 1 - 2 | Incubation period: ca. 30? days | Fledging age: 35 - 42? days |
Nest building: ? | Incubation: Male & female | Dependent care: Male & female |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Basket | Material: Sticks | Height above ground: Wide range |
Male Papuan Frogmouth on its nest with a chick
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Daintree River, QLD, November 2022]
Male Papuan Frogmouth on its nest with a chick
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Daintree River, QLD, November 2022]
Female Papuan Frogmouth on its nest with a chick
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Daintree River, QLD, December 2018]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 50 x 34 mm | Colour: White | Shape: Tapered oval |