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Tawny frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
Animal facts
Frogmouths get their name from their wide, frog-like mouths.
They are nocturnal and spend the day up in the trees where they are well camouflaged amongst the branches.
Their nests consist of a loose platform of twigs resting on top of a forked horizontal branch.
Where they live
Australia and New Guinea
Habitat
Woodlands
What they eat
Mainly invertebrates e.g. insects, slugs and snails. Occasionally mice and frogs.