Tawny Frogmouth Classification Report
NAME |Tawny Frogmouth | |
|SCIENTFIC NAME |Podargus Strigoides |
|CLASSIFICATION |Aves |
|DESCRIPTION |The male and female of this slightly bulky species look alike. |
| |Wild Tawny Frogmouths generally weigh up to 650 grams. They have a|
| |frog-like mouth and are a pale grey, heavily streaked with dark |
| |grey and dark brown. The irises of their eyes are a bright yellow.|
| |Their bill is blue-grey, slightly hooked, feathered to the tip and|
| |extremely broad. |
|DIET |The Tawny Frogmouth mainly eats insects, arthropods, spiders, |
| |frogs and occasionally small mammals. Their prey is caught with |
| |their beak. They usually wait for their prey to come to them by |
| |perching on a low branch. |
|HABITAT |Tawny Frogmouths live in trees and usually build a nest in the |
| |fork of a tree. They are usually found throughout Australia, |
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|SCIENTFIC NAME |Podargus Strigoides |
|CLASSIFICATION |Aves |
|DESCRIPTION |The male and female of this slightly bulky species look alike. |
| |Wild Tawny Frogmouths generally weigh up to 650 grams. They have a|
| |frog-like mouth and are a pale grey, heavily streaked with dark |
| |grey and dark brown. The irises of their eyes are a bright yellow.|
| |Their bill is blue-grey, slightly hooked, feathered to the tip and|
| |extremely broad. |
|DIET |The Tawny Frogmouth mainly eats insects, arthropods, spiders, |
| |frogs and occasionally small mammals. Their prey is caught with |
| |their beak. They usually wait for their prey to come to them by |
| |perching on a low branch. |
|HABITAT |Tawny Frogmouths live in trees and usually build a nest in the |
| |fork of a tree. They are usually found throughout Australia, |
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