A photo of a Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) 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, and sometimes, at least archaically, referred to as mopoke or mopawk, a name also used for the Australian boobook, the call of which is often confused with that of the tawny frogmouth. Tawny frogmouths are large, big-headed birds that can measure from 34 to 53 cm long. Tawny frogmouths are stocky and compact with rounded wings and short legs. They have wide, heavy, olive-grey to blackish bills that are hooked at the tip and topped with distinctive tufts of bristles. Their eyes are large and yellow, a trait shared by owls. However they are not forward facing like an owls.
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A photo of a Tawny Frogmouth photographed in Elsternwick Park Australia
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Hannah Ritchie
Friday 27 Jan 2023 - 11:36pm
Australia
A photo of a Tawny Frogmouth photographed in  Australia
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Hugh Jass
Friday 27 Jan 2023 - 5:36am
Australia
A map showing the sighting location
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Matthew Jacobs
Sunday 15 Jan 2023 - 12:23pm
Australia
A map showing the sighting location
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Sue Adams
Sunday 01 Jan 2023 - 10:54am
Australia
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