Burung tropis (Tropical Birds)
Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Batrachostomus moniliger
- epik
- 24 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Looks exactly like a broken branch by day, hunts moths by night. Your message hides in plain sight.
- Populasi
- Global population size unquantified; described as local/uncommon in southern India and common in Sri Lanka, with a stable trend
- Habitat
- Tropical/subtropical evergreen forest with dense undergrowth, from lowlands up to about 1,800 m elevation; also uses heavily degraded former forest and plantations
- Fakta menarik
- When alarmed, the Sri Lanka Frogmouth freezes and points its bill straight up, using its mottled bark-like plumage to mimic a jagged broken branch rather than fleeing from a threat.
- Sebaran
- Western Ghats of southwestern India and the island of Sri Lanka (Extent of Occurrence ~319,000 km²)
- Makanan
- Insects, caught in short sallying flights from a perch or gleaned from foliage, branches, and the ground
- Ukuran
- 0,23 m
- Masa hidup
- 3,5 tahun
