I've been wanted to see a frogmouth for a very long long time. There are no frogmouth in Singapore as it was extinct long ago. So, I decided to try my luck oversea. I made a 2nd trip to Thailand in 2014.
Is my lucky year I guess, I saw not just one but 6 Hodgson's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) all together at Doi Pak Hom Pok National Park. During nesting, both male & female will take turn to incubate the eggs. The male sits during the day, and the female will take over at night. In order to see both, I will have to visit the forest at night to look at the female bird.
Female appear larger in size & are browner/redder compare to male. Photo on top is a female frogmouth sitting on the nest.During the day, the male frogmouth will take over the duty.
Likewise for another pair of Hodgson's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) that I saw. Female looking after the nest at night.
When I visit in the day, is the male that was sitting on the nest.
These are awesome!
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