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Large frogmouth

Batrachostomus auritus (J. E. Gray, 1829)

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The large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus) is a species in the family Podargidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 206 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus)
Photo: Lonelyshrimp · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the large frogmouth

Weight
206 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the large frogmouth live?

Not recorded

What is the large frogmouth?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Logging of its habitat poses a risk to its survival, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as a vulnerable species.

From the Wikipedia article “Large frogmouth” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Large_frogmouth&oldid=1314926386), 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 large frogmouth endangered?

The large frogmouth is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the large frogmouth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCaprimulgiformes
  5. familyPodargidae
  6. genusBatrachostomus
  7. SpeciesBatrachostomus auritus (J. E. Gray, 1829)

Synonyms Podargus auritus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • فم الضفدع الكبيرArabic
  • podarg orellutCatalan
  • lelkoun ušatýCzech
  • troellwr llydanbig mawrWelsh
  • Stor BladfrømundDanish
  • RiesenschwalmGerman
  • Riesen-FroschmaulGerman
  • RiesenfroschmaulGerman
  • orela podargoEsperanto
  • Podargo orejudoSpanish
  • suur-konnsuuEstonian
  • isopöllökehrääjäFinnish
  • Podarge oreillardFrench
  • pjegava žaboustaCroatian
  • óriás-békaszájúHungarian
  • Paruh-kodok besarIndonesian
  • Bocca di rana maggioreItalian
  • オオガマグチヨタカJapanese
  • 큰넓은부리쏙독새Korean
  • didysis varliažiotisLithuanian
  • Grote KikkerbekDutch
  • kurrefroskemunnNorwegian
  • gębal uszatyPolish
  • boca-de-sapo-orelhudoPortuguese
  • Ушастый лягушкоротRussian
  • žaboústka ušatáSlovak
  • Velika žaboustaSerbian
  • större grodmunSwedish
  • นกปากกบยักษ์Thai
  • Büyük KocaağızTurkish
  • корнудо вухатийUkrainian
  • 大蟆口鴟Chinese
  • 大蛙口夜鹰Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the large 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 large frogmouth?

An adult large frogmouth weighs 206 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the large frogmouth endangered?

The large frogmouth is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the large frogmouth?

The large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus) belongs to the family Podargidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-frogmouth

MLA

“Large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-frogmouth.

BibTeX
@misc{large_frogmouth_2026,
  title = {Large frogmouth (Batrachostomus auritus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-frogmouth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}