Species profile
Marbled Frogmouth
Podargus ocellatus
Quick answer
Range P. o. ocellatus Yapen, Mios Num. Status Beehler & Pratt (2016) correctly noted that S. F. Bailey’s report from Biak requires corroboration. This species’ vocalisations are loud and distinctive, and unlikely to have been overlooked by the authors or other visitors.
- Scientific name
- Podargus ocellatus
- Family
- Podargidae
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Genus
- Podargus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Marbled Frogmouth in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Podargidae
- Blyth's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus affinis)
- Bornean Frogmouth (Batrachostomus mixtus)
- Dulit Frogmouth (Batrachostomus harterti)
- Gould's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus)
- Hodgson's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)
- Horsfield's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus javensis)
- Large Frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus)
- Masillapodargus longipes (Masillapodargus longipes)