CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Podargidae

Podargus ocellatus  

Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)
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© Geoff Walker 2014
Mount Glorious, QLD (Aug, 2014)

The tuft of barred plumes over the bill, the large pale eyebrow, the yellow/orange eye and the long jagged tail identify this bird as a Marbled Frogmouth.

Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)

Marbled Frogmouth marmoratus

Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)

Marbled Frogmouth marmoratus

Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)

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Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)

Marbled Frogmouth plumiferus

Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)

Marbled Frogmouth plumiferus

Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)

Marbled Frogmouth plumiferus

Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)

Marbled Frogmouth plumiferus

Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)

Marbled Frogmouth plumiferus