Tawny Frogmouth
Scientific Name

Podargus strigoides Family Podargidae

Status

Localised & uncommon

Habitat

Wet and dry eucalypt 'sclerophyll' forests, rainforests, coastal tea-tree and banksia scrub, parks, open & closed woodlands.
Food Source

Carnivorous; small reptiles, mammals and insects

Nests

Made of sticks on a horizontal tree fork 5 to 10 metres high. Generally 2 white rounded eggs.

References

Pizzey, G. & Knight, F. (1998). Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney.
Tawny frogmouth
Tawny frogmouth and Kookaburra NB: Camoflague against the tree log
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