tawny frogmouth owl

Tawny frogmouths are regularly mistaken for owls which they are not. When it’s not mistaken for an owl, the Tawny Frogmouth can easily be confused with a tree branch! The Tawny Frogmouth can be seen in almost any habitat type (except the denser rainforests and treeless deserts), including heath, forest and woodlands, urban and rural areas. With narrowed eyelids and a stretched neck, this bark-coloured bird is a master of camouflage. The fact is, this bird is not an owl at all. The Tawny Frogmouth is found throughout Australia, including Tasmania.

Photo David and Sue Akers.

Other names for the tawny frogmouth include freckled frogmouth or mopoke. Distribution. When is an Owl not an Owl? The latter is shared with the boobook owl which has a similar call to the tawny frogmouth. A Tawny Frogmouth disguised against the bark of a tree at Naree in NSW. When it is a Tawny Frogmouth! They are in fact nightjars. This unwitting 'false owl' is responsible for much confusion in the world of Owls.


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