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Hodgson's frogmouth

Batrachostomus hodgsoni (G. R. Gray, 1859)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) is a species in the family Podargidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 51 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)
Photo: TonyCastro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hodgson's frogmouth

Weight
51 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 1.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hodgson's frogmouth live?

Not recorded

What is the hodgson's frogmouth?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

The common name is thought to commemorate the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson.

This bird is part of the same clade as nightjars are. Members of both clades are nocturnal and they share similar rictal bristles on the bill which they use to know when to close their bill shut on insects as they hawk. This feature is just a hypothesis by scientists who do not completely understand the true use of those bristles yet. Frogmouths differ from its cousins by heavier bills, shorter and more rounded wings and upright posture when perched.

From the Wikipedia article “Hodgson's frogmouth” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hodgson%27s_frogmouth&oldid=1354649311), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the hodgson's frogmouth endangered?

The hodgson's frogmouth is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the hodgson's frogmouth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCaprimulgiformes
  5. familyPodargidae
  6. genusBatrachostomus
  7. SpeciesBatrachostomus hodgsoni (G. R. Gray, 1859)

Synonyms Otothrix hodgsoni

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • فم الضفدع الهودسونيArabic
  • podarg de HodgsonCatalan
  • lelkoun dlouhoocasýCzech
  • troellwr llydanbig HodgsonWelsh
  • Nordlig BladfrømundDanish
  • Nordindisk BladfrømundDanish
  • LangschwanzschwalmGerman
  • Langschwanz-FroschmaulGerman
  • LangschwanzfroschmaulGerman
  • longvosta podargoEsperanto
  • Podargo colilargoSpanish
  • nõlva-konnsuuEstonian
  • paljettipöllökehrääjäFinnish
  • Podarge de HodgsonFrench
  • dugorepa žaboustaCroatian
  • Hodgson-békaszájúHungarian
  • Bocca di rana di HodgsonItalian
  • メスボシガマグチヨタカJapanese
  • ilgauodegis varliažiotisLithuanian
  • BengalfroskemunnNorwegian Bokmål
  • Hodgsons KikkerbekDutch
  • burmafroskemunnNorwegian
  • gębal długosternyPolish
  • boca-de-sapo-rabilongoPortuguese
  • boca-de-sapo-indochinêsPortuguese
  • Длиннохвостый лягушкоротRussian
  • žaboústka dlhochvostáSlovak
  • Hodžsonova žaboustaSerbian
  • hodgsongrodmunSwedish
  • Hodgsons grodmunSwedish
  • nordlig grodmunSwedish
  • นกปากกบลายดำThai
  • Uzun Kuyruklu KocaağızTurkish
  • корнудо довгохвостийUkrainian
  • 黑頂蟆口鴟Chinese
  • 黑頂蛙口夜鷹Chinese
  • 黑顶蛙口夜鹰Chinese
  • 黑顶蟆口鸱Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hodgson's frogmouth

Other species in the same genus Batrachostomus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hodgson's frogmouth?

An adult hodgson's frogmouth weighs 51 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hodgson's frogmouth endangered?

The hodgson's frogmouth is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the hodgson's frogmouth?

The hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) belongs to the family Podargidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{hodgsons_frogmouth_2026,
  title = {Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hodgsons-frogmouth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}