Where can you see a Palawan Frogmouth?

The Palawan Frogmouth is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Palawan Frogmouth?

The Palawan Frogmouth is most easily confused with the Sunda Frogmouth, the Javan Frogmouth and the Sumatran Frogmouth.

Palawan Frogmouth

Batrachostomus chaseni

The Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni) is a legendary frogmouth found only in the Philippines. The Palawan frogmouth is a species of bird in the family Podargidae.

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Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Forest Botial-Jarvis · cc-by

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 2 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 3 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 4 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 5 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 6 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 7 — Photo: RanieljoseMCastaneda · CC BY 4.0

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 8 — Photo: Chetatata · CC BY 4.0

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 9 — Photo: Chetatata · CC BY 4.0

Palawan Frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni), photo 10 — Photo: ꦥꦤ꧀ꦗꦶꦒꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦧꦂ · CC BY 4.0

About the Palawan Frogmouth

The Palawan frogmouth is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It is found on Palawan in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Javan and Blyth's frogmouth.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Palawan Frogmouth look like?: The Palawan frogmouth is a species of bird in the family Podargidae.
Where can you see a Palawan Frogmouth?: The Palawan Frogmouth is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Palawan Frogmouth?: The Palawan Frogmouth is most easily confused with the Sunda Frogmouth, the Javan Frogmouth and the Sumatran Frogmouth.

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