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The Philippine Frogmouth - a very secretive bird

IF YOU HEAR WEEPING CALLS AFTER SUNSET… It’s probably from the Philippine Frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus microrhynchus! 


Did you know that frogmouths are insectivores? 




According to Marshall (1978) their wide bill aids the species to catch a variety of insects such as beetles, katydids, grasshoppers and even scorpions!


Frogmouth is named after the structure of its mouth that resembles that of a frog. 

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