• Synonyms Tawny-shouldered Podargus, Mawpork, Tawny-shouldered Frogmouth, Mopoke, Freckled Frogmouth, Morepork, Night Hawk, Frogmouth, Podargus, Short-winged Podargus, Mope-hawk, Little Owl, Austral Cuckoo, Moreport
  • Old latin name for bird Podargus cinereus, Caprimulgus strigoides

Tawny Frogmouthbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © Mike fitzgerald
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Uncertain, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 4.
    Dawn song, © Gregor Smith
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 8.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 9.
    Call, © Jeremy Hegge
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Tawny Frogmouth

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Australia

Tawny Frogmouth subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Podargus strigoides brachypteruswc, sw WA to nc QLD and se SA (w, c Australia)-No
Podargus strigoides phalaenoidesne WA to Cape York Pen., ne QLD (n Australia)-No
Podargus strigoides strigoidesec QLD to s VIC and Tasmania (e Australia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanibozumtul qurbağaağız
Catalanpodarg australià
Chinese茶色蟆口鸱, 茶色蛙口夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)茶色蟆口鴟
Croatiansiva žabousta
Czechlelkoun soví
DanishAustralsk Frømund
DutchUilnachtzwaluw
EsperantoGrizbruna podargo
Estonianaustraalia konnkurk
FinnishAustralianpöllökehräajä, australianpöllökehrääjä
FrenchPodarge gris
GermanEulenschwalm
HungarianHomokszinü bagolyfecske, bagolyfecske
ItalianBocca di rana grigio, Podargo strigoide
Japaneseオーストラリアガマグチヨタカ, オアストラリアガマグチヨタカ
Lithuanianrudasis pelėdinis lėlys
Norwegianuglefroskemunn
Norwegian NynorskUglefroskemunn
Polishpaszczak australijski
Portugueseboca-de-sapo-australiano
Russianисполинский белоног, Исполинский лягушкорот, Дымчатый лягушкорот
SerbianSmeđa žabousta
SlovakKuvik plačlivý, Kuvik obyčajný, Žaboústka sovovitá, krátkonoh soví, krátkonôžka sovia, bielonôžka sovia
SpanishPodargo Castaño, Podargo Papú, Podargo australiano
Swedishaustralisk grodmun
Tatarябалаксыман бакаавыз
TurkishAvustralya Kocaağzı
Ukrainianбілоніг австралійський