Frogmouth bird

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Photo about this owl was sleeping in the tree and I asked it to please open its eyes so I could take a picture and the owl so sweetly accommodated me. Image of frogmouth, bird, feathered - 296580

They might look like soft little owls, but they’re a whole other species of bird! If you haven’t already, it’s time to meet frogmouths—owl lookalikes that live in Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent. These nocturnal birds have got big mouths, plenty of fluffy feathers, and their baby chicks are so adorable, it’s melting our hearts.

Potoos or Patoo birds, are sometimes called Poor-me-ones, after their haunting calls & are related to the nightjars & frogmouths. These are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. They hunt from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher. During the day they perch upright on tree stumps, camouflaged to look like part of the stump. The single spotted egg is laid directly on the top of a stump.

It's important that you get to know these adorably expressive birds. Not to be confused with owls, the frogmouth is a nocturnal bird native to Southeast Asia and Australia.

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