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- noun Plural form of
frogmouth .
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Often confused with owls because of their appearance and nocturnal hunting habits, tawny frogmouths are actually related to nightjars.
ZooBorns Andrew Bleiman 2010
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Often confused with owls because of their appearance and nocturnal hunting habits, tawny frogmouths are actually related to nightjars.
ZooBorns Andrew Bleiman 2010
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Often confused with owls because of their appearance and nocturnal hunting habits, tawny frogmouths are actually related to nightjars.
ZooBorns Andrew Bleiman 2010
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Often confused with owls because of their appearance and nocturnal hunting habits, tawny frogmouths are actually related to nightjars.
ZooBorns Andrew Bleiman 2010
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First, it is probably not as accomplished of a flier because its eight tail-feathers, instead of the typical 10 to 12 on other frogmouths, curtail its lift potential, and its much coarser feathers reduce maneuverability. ...
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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Two other genera of frogmouths exist: one in southeast Asia and the other in Australia and New Guinea.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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Second, it has distinct barring on the primary wing feathers and tail feathers, where other frogmouths are more uniform.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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The Solomon Islands Frogmouth differs from other frogmouths in a number of significant ways.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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Its speckles are larger, and the white spots on its breast and underbelly are more pronounced than on other frogmouths.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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Kratter and Steadman are co-authors to a study analyzing the frogmouths morphology, or physical form, and DNA in comparison to two other living genera of frogmouths.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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