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Batrachostomus auritus

Batrachostomus auritus

2026-01-30 02:25:50 · · #1

Basic Information

Scientific classification

  • Chinese name: Big-mouthed Night Hawk
  • Scientific name: Batrachotomus auritus
  • Classification: Climbing birds
  • Family and genus: Order Noctuidae, Family Frogmouthidae, Genus *Asiaticus*

Vital signs data

  • Body length: Approximately 40 centimeters
  • Weight: No verification information available.
  • Lifespan: No verification data available.

Significant features

Distribution and Habitat

It exists in subtropical or tropical humid lowland forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Appearance

Body length 40 cm

Detailed introduction

The eggs of the Great Frog-billed Nightjar (Batrachostomus auritus) are laid on a feathered mat covered with lichen and spider webs.

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Logging in its habitat poses a threat to its survival, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed it as "Near Threatened."


Protect wild animals and ban the consumption of wild game.

Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!



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