frogmouth (redirected fromTawny Frogmouth) Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia frog·mouth (frôg′mouth′, frŏg′-) n. Any of various brown or gray nocturnal birds of the family Podargidae of Southeast Asia and Australia, having a wide mouth and a hooked bill. ...
They resemble adults very soon in colour and have very wide open mouth when fed by parents. PROTECTION / THREATS / STATUS: Tawny Frogmouth is widespread in its range. The main threat is on the road, when the bird sits on it at night, hunting moths and other flying insects. It is ...
at night. Usually, it hunts by waiting for its prey to come to it and then pouncing on it from an elevated perch such as a branch or stump. The edges of its wing feathers are soft, which makes silent flight possible so that the tawny frogmouth can noiselessly position itself for ...
frogmouth (redirected fromtawny frogmouths) Thesaurus Encyclopedia frog·mouth (frôg′mouth′, frŏg′-) n. Any of various brown or gray nocturnal birds of the family Podargidae of Southeast Asia and Australia, having a wide mouth and a hooked bill. ...
(redirected from Tawny Frogmouth)Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. frog·mouth (frôg′mouth′, frŏg′-) n. Any of various brown or gray nocturnal birds of the family Podargidae of Southeast Asia and Australia, having a wide mouth and a hooked bill. American Heritage...