Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 21,061
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The tawny frogmouth is a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland and Tasmania and found throughout. It is a big-headed, stocky bird often mistaken for an owl due to its nocturnal habits and similar colouring.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tawny frogmouth”.