How big is a Gould's Frogmouth?

The Gould's Frogmouth is a small sized bird weighing about 51 g.

Where can you see a Gould's Frogmouth?

The Gould's Frogmouth occurs in 3 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Gould's Frogmouth?

The Gould's Frogmouth is most easily confused with the Large Frogmouth, the Javan Frogmouth and the Sunda Frogmouth.

Is the Gould's Frogmouth endangered?

The Gould's Frogmouth is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Gould's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus stellatus

Frogmouths · Podargiformes · Rare

The Gould's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus) is a rare frogmouth found in 3 countries, weighing about 51 g. Gould's frogmouth is a nocturnal species of bird in the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Podargidae.

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Gould's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus), photo 1 — Photo: Ian Dugdale · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Gould's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus), photo 2 — Photo: Ian Dugdale · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Gould's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus), photo 3 — Photo: Ian Dugdale · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Gould's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gould's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Gould's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Gould's Frogmouth

Gould's frogmouth is a nocturnal species of bird in the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Podargidae. It is one of the 12 species in the Batrachostomus genus. Its common name commemorates the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould (1804–1881).

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How to identify it

Gould's frogmouth is a medium-sized bird that will approximately weight 47 to 48.5 g and measure 21 to 25 cm. It can be seen in two different morphs. They both have the same patterns except that one is light and the other one is dark. They are mostly brown and have a white collar with some scattered white spots on the cover of the wings. The underparts have oval-shaped spots that appears whitish. Contrarily to the other frogmouths, the males and females are very similar. However, some differences arise which permit their identification. The females will have a darker reddish-brown color.

Where it lives

Malaysia Thailand Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Gould's Frogmouth?: Gould's frogmouth is a medium-sized bird that will approximately weight 47 to 48.5 g and measure 21 to 25 cm. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Gould's Frogmouth?: The Gould's Frogmouth is a small sized bird weighing about 51 g.
Where can you see a Gould's Frogmouth?: The Gould's Frogmouth occurs in 3 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Gould's Frogmouth?: The Gould's Frogmouth is most easily confused with the Large Frogmouth, the Javan Frogmouth and the Sunda Frogmouth.
Is the Gould's Frogmouth endangered?: The Gould's Frogmouth is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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