Ceylon Frogmouth
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Ceylon Frogmouth

Batrachostomus moniliger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
583 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Sri Lanka frogmouth, Sri Lankan frogmouth or Ceylon frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger) is a small frogmouth found in the Western Ghats of south India and Sri Lanka. Related to the nightjars, it is nocturnal and is found in forest habitats. The plumage coloration resembles that of dried leaves and the bird roosts quietly on branches, making it difficult to see. Each has a favourite roost that it uses regularly unless disturbed. It has a distinctive call that is usually heard at dawn and dusk. The sexes differ slightly in plumage. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Ceylon Frogmouth sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 583 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Jungle Nightjar
LC

Jungle Nightjar

Bird

Caprimulgus indicus

Insufficient data
Indian Nightjar
LC

Indian Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus asiaticus

Insufficient data
Jerdon's Nightjar
LC

Jerdon's Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus atripennis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
5 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ceylon Frogmouth in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Ceylon Frogmouth sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 583 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ceylon Frogmouth in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Ceylon Frogmouth in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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