Gould's Frogmouth
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Gould's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus stellatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
175 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
May 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Gould's Frogmouth sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Blyth's Frogmouth

Blyth's Frogmouth

Bird

Batrachostomus affinis

<5% · Rare
Gray Nightjar
LC

Gray Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus jotaka

<5% · Rare
Large-tailed Nightjar
LC

Large-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus macrurus

<5% · Rare
Great Eared-Nightjar
LC

Great Eared-Nightjar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lyncornis macrotis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Khao Sok National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Gould's Frogmouth sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gould's Frogmouth in Khao Sok National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Gould's Frogmouth in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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