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Podargus strigoides phalaenoides
"The general plumage of the Tawny Frogmouth is silver-grey, slightly paler below, streaked and mottled with black and rufous. A second plumage phase also occurs, with birds being russet-red. The eye is yellow in both forms, and the wide, heavy bill is olive-grey to blackish." (Birdlife Australia)
Flying around a sparsely treed area near Galvan's Gorge at night. Taken by torchlight.
Reference: http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/...
Spotted on Apr 16, 2016
Submitted on May 7, 2016
2 Comments
True hey! Didn't see it hop though :D
good shot! you can see how they call it a frog mouth from side view!