Philippine Frogmouth

The nest is built from a horizontal branch that is placed two to five meters above ground. It is made from the parent's own downy feathers which is held in place using spider silk, moss and lichens. The female lays one egg per season. The male incubates the egg during the day and the female at night.

The Philippine Frogmouth is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Philippine Frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus is a nocturnal bird that is found throughout the Philippine archipelago. It is common in lowland forests and maturing second growth. Little information is known about the bird since it is active only at night and does not make any calls or songs. It feeds on grasshoppers, cicadas, crickets and beetles. Reproduction - The nest is built from a horizontal branch that is placed two to five meters above ground. More

A Philippine frogmouth protests its capture in a net. They are adaptable animals, feeding on large insects such as cicadas and crickets. The Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) is perhaps the least typical bird in the Philippines, from its perpetually grumpy appearance to its way of making a living. But such idiosyncrasy is a large part of what makes the overall diversity of birds possible. More

A Philippine frogmouth protests its capture in a net. They are adaptable animals that live in both old-growth and disturbed forest, feeding on large insects such as cicadas and crickets. More

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Philippine Frogmouth to show for it at the end of the tour, the lack of sleep seemed more than a little justified! The tour took the form of three distinct stages, concentrating on the three most accessible, endemic rich islands in the sprawling Philippine archipelago, that encompasses more than 7,000 islands in total. More

Philippine Frogmouths were only heard. 8 February More or less same birds as the day before. New birds were: Philippine Hawk Cuckoo, Philippine Drongo Cuckoo, Philippine Oriole, Rufous-fronted Tailorbird and Coleto. 9 February Arrived in the dark, but didn More

superb Philippine Frogmouth in the forest opposite the rest house early evening. This amazing bird has wispy feathers above its eyes and bill. Another good day with 45 species seen including 2 Yellow-breasted Fruit Doves and a Mindanao Hornbill. 4 April: Nick still ill, Barry and I decided to go further up the mountain to concentrate on the Bullfinch and Mountain Shrike. More