Species profile
Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Batrachostomus moniliger
Quick answer
Humid forests of sw India and Sri Lanka
- Scientific name
- Batrachostomus moniliger
- Family
- Podargidae
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Genus
- Batrachostomus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Sri Lanka 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)
- Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)