Gould's Frogmouth
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Gould's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus stellatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
54 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Gould's frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus) is a nocturnal species of bird in the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Podargidae. It is one of the 12 species in the Batrachostomus genus. Its common name commemorates the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould (1804–1881). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Gould's Frogmouth sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 54 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Blyth's Frogmouth

Blyth's Frogmouth

Bird

Batrachostomus affinis

<5% · Rare
Large Frogmouth
VU

Large Frogmouth

Bird

Batrachostomus auritus

<5% · Rare
Sunda Frogmouth
LC

Sunda Frogmouth

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Batrachostomus cornutus

<5% · Rare
Gray Nightjar
LC

Gray Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus jotaka

Insufficient data
Malaysian Nightjar
LC

Malaysian Nightjar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lyncornis temminckii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gould's Frogmouth in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Gould's Frogmouth sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 54 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gould's Frogmouth in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

September has the highest sighting rate for Gould's Frogmouth in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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