Dulit Frogmouth
Batrachostomus harterti
Least ConcernAves · Caprimulgiformes · Podargidae
About
The Dulit frogmouth is a little-known species of bird in the frogmouth family, Podargidae, with a patchily recorded distribution in the Borneo montane rain forests to which it is endemic. The species is monotypic.
Fun Fact
The type specimen was collected by Charles Hose in 1891 on Mount Dulit in northern Sarawak, at an elevation of about 600 m, with the bird being taken "in a small jungle hut into which it had flown in the dusk evidently attracted by the light".
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat is lower montane forest of both primary and secondary growth, at an elevation of 300 to 1500 m above sea level.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance