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Species record

Gould's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus stellatus

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Primary Traits

FamilyPodargidae
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmIndomalayan
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

52.1 g

Elevation

0 m - 500 m

Data points

48

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Batrachostomus stellatus

English name

Gould's Frogmouth

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Podargidae

Genus

Batrachostomus

Species

stellatus

Data source

HBW5, BOTW, D07

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Near-threatened

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Indomalayan

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

44 g

Maximum unsexed mass

61 g

Average mass

52.1 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

500 m

Maximum elevation

920 m

Elevation range

500 m

Typical elevation

250 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

1

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

2

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Half cup

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

1

Maximum clutch size

1

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

1

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary