Woodbirds are highly nocturnal birds and are generally not active during the day. During the day they perch on branches with their eyes half closed. Woodbirds use the pattern of their feathers to disguise themselves as stumps, and once they see danger, they adopt a similar "frozen" posture...
Nyctibius aethereus, or Long-tailed Potoo, is a large owl that lives in northern mountain coniferous forests and mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests. It often travels alone except during breeding. The long-tailed wood owl mostly lives in the deep forest during the day, standing upright on the...
There are two subspecies: Nyctibius grandis and Great Potoo.Big birds are nocturnal animals, they will come out at night to feed, and find a place to sleep during the day. The cry is like a ghost. In Colombia, there was a funny story about a woman who was scared by a big owl.So far, there are two co...
Solomons Frogmouth, Rigidipenna inexpectata, or Solomons Frogmouth, was first described in 1901, but it wasn't until 2007 that it was recognized as being different in height from other frogmouth birds. It is the only known member of the genus Rigidipenna.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild m...
Tawny frogmouth, also known as Podargus strigoides, is often mistaken for an owl because of its appearance and low light presence.Taffy frogs move both alone and in groups. During the day, they usually rest motionless in the trees, at first glance like a piece of bark, difficult to det...
Batrachostomus septimus, Philippine Frogmouth, the specific behavior is unknown.Little is known about the Filipino frogmouth, as it is only active at night and does not emit any calls. They feed on locusts, cicadas, crickets and beetles.Filipino Frogmouth nests in horizontal branches 2-5 meters abov...
The Sundanese frog mouth is known as Batrachostomus cornutus and Bornean Frogmouth.Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Protection Level: Not Threatened (LC).Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsi...
The eggs of Batrachostomusauritus are laid on a feather cushion covered with lichen and spider webs。Logging of its habitat poses a threat to its survival and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified it as "near threatened".Protect wild animals and eliminate wild m...
In the coastal mountains of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru live oilbirds, a close relative of the nighthawk. It's bigger than the whippoorwill and its color is similar to the whippoorwill. According to research, oilbirds are more closely related to owls than nighthawks, and they are also nocturnal b...
Trogon violaceus (Violaceous Trogon) is an American biting rhododendron aceous aceous aceous trogon.Listed in the International Red Book of Birds of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 2009 list ver 3.1 - Low Risk (LC).Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining e...
The species is known as Trogon surrucura and Surucua Trogon.Listed in the International Red Book of Birds of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 2009 list ver 3.1 - Low Risk (LC).Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's resp...