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The species grows to a length of about 22 cm (9 in). The upper parts are a mixture of brown, grey, buff and white, spotted with black. The scapulars have several large oval white spots. There is a white stripe above the eye and a white semi-collar. The underparts are brown with buff, cinnamon and white speckling. The flanks and belly are generally paler, with some brown barring. Female birds are rather tawnier and brighter than males, and juveniles are similar to the adults but paler and duller. The beak is brown, the iris yellow and the legs brown.
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When to see the Javan Frogmouth
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Javan Frogmouth
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Javan Frogmouth
The Javan frogmouth, sometimes known as Horsfield's frogmouth, is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Blyth's and Palawan frogmouths. Found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines, it lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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Easily confused with
Sunda FrogmouthBatrachostomus cornutusThe young Sunda frogmouth is covered in down.
Palawan FrogmouthBatrachostomus chaseniThe Palawan frogmouth is a species of bird in the family Podargidae.
Sumatran FrogmouthBatrachostomus poliolophusB. poliolophus has a large, arched bill with a light-brown to straw-yellow color.
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