Dec 24

You just have to peek at one of the pictures below to see why this Tawny Frogmouth got its name. Take a look at that beak!

These birds live all over Australia as well as the southern part of New Guinea and Tasmania. They eat about anything that they can swallow and wait for it to come walking bye and then snatch it up and swallow it.

Classification

Order: 
Family:  Podargidae
Genus:  Podargus
Species:  P. strigoides

Photos:

Tawny Frogmouth.
Tawny Frogmouth.

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