CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae

Podargus papuensis  

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)
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© Geoff Walker 2013
Daintree River, QLD (Oct, 2013)

The Papuan Frogmouth did not bat an eyelid or move a whisker while we watched for a time. The plumage blends so well with the bark of the trees that it frequents that it is easily mistaken for a branch and overlooked.

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth on Nest

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth on Nest

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Papuan Frogmouth on Nest

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Female Papuan Frogmouth