#podargus

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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), family Podargidae, order Podargiformes, Western Australia

The frogmouths used to be included in the Nightjar/Goatsucker order Caprimulgiformes. As of 2019, they are now in their own order. Frogmouths are not as closely related to nightjars, as previously thought.

photograph by Matt Laughton

[ridiculousbirdfaces]

Tawny Frogmouth  (Podargus strigoides)

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A pair of tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) in Western Australia

by John Anderson

[manga-ranga]

Another bastard birb god

Podargus, the keeper of secrets

If you seek obscure and hidden knowledge, then Podargus is the wild god to find. He is capable of sneaking into all manner of places and is always watching. No one really knows what he does with all this knowledge as he does not seem interested in blackmailing anyone or spreading rumours. Most suspect he simply likes to learn things.

Night elf druids are often taught to never believe Podargus as he lies. The old folk tale of how Podargus disguised himself as a sentinel owl to learn the secrets of Elune is still told to young druids.

Podargus feels that the mortals have greatly over exaggerated his powers as he often goes into a torpor in winter and therefore cannot always be watching.

Based on the lovely little Tawny frogmouths who always look like the angriest logs when they're hiding.

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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

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every image of a tawny frogmouth is perfection. i've never seen a single picture of a tawny that dissapoints.

[helluvatimes]

Deadly Stare

A Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) eyeing the photographer suspiciously in the Bird Paradise. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

From its front with its beak pointed upwards, it looked just like the rough bark of the tree. We had nearly missed it.

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Range: Australia

[aticketplz]

がんばって樹になってた

@掛川花鳥園

She was trying her best to be a tree.

@Kakegawa Kachoen

[bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Tawny Frogmouth

^Image credit: JJ Harrison

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

The Tawny Frogmouth is an unusual-looking bird often mistaken for an owl. During winter, their food supply shrinks drastically, and as a result they often enter torpor, a state similar to hibernation which slows energy conservation by slowing metabolism and heart rate. Torpor is different to hibernation, because it only lasts for typically a few hours, rather than entire seasons.

[herpsandbirds]

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), family Podargidae, order Podargiformes, found in most of Australia

The frogmouths used to be included in the Nightjar/Goatsucker order Caprimulgiformes. As of 2019, they are now in their own order. Frogmouths are not as closely related to nightjars as previously thought.

photograph by Bernard Teo

[ridiculousbirdfaces]

down around Rapid Creek 1 by Jon Clark Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoid)

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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), Melbourne, Australia

by tpgprice

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What screams, cries, laughs, and looks like a muppet? That’s right, it’s the Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides). Its vocalizations range from deep grunts to loud hisses and have been likened to a crying baby! Found in Australia, this nocturnal bird is a sit-and-wait predator—meaning that it waits for dinner to deliver itself. As a result, it can spend hours at a time remaining perfectly still. When motionless, its mottled plumage resembles the bark of a tree. But as prey approaches, this bird strikes, descending on nearly silent wings.

Photo: Bill Collison, CC BY-NC 2.0, flickr

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[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35468872]

Papuan Frogmouth || Podargus papuensis

Observed in Australia

Least Concern in location of observation

"The first time I had ever seen this, i videoed the entire event as well from entry to exit. It was as if this species swims all the time. I sent it to a frogmouth expert and she had never seen that before. The bird chose to swim and flew away very easily after its swim. There appeared to be no explanation for the bird swimming as it was not particularly hot or anything unusual."