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Philippine frogmouth

Batrachostomus septimus Tweeddale, 1877

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The philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) is a species in the family Podargidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh 78.9 g to 94.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the philippine frogmouth

Weight
78.9 g – 94.9 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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the philippine frogmouth live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine frogmouth?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) is a nocturnal bird that can be found throughout the Philippine archipelago. It is common in lowland forests and maturing second growth. There is little information about the bird. It feeds on grasshoppers, cicadas, crickets and beetles.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine frogmouth” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_frogmouth&oldid=1346749954), 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 philippine frogmouth endangered?

The philippine 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 philippine frogmouth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCaprimulgiformes
  5. familyPodargidae
  6. genusBatrachostomus
  7. SpeciesBatrachostomus septimus Tweeddale, 1877
Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • فم الضفدع الفلبينيArabic
  • podarg de les FilipinesCatalan
  • lelčík filipínskýCzech
  • lelkoun filipínskýCzech
  • Filippinsk BladfrømundDanish
  • PhilippinenschwalmGerman
  • Philippinen-FroschmaulGerman
  • PhilippinenfroschmaulGerman
  • filipina podargoEsperanto
  • Podargo filipinoSpanish
  • filipiini konnsuuEstonian
  • filippiinienpöllökehrääjäFinnish
  • Podarge des PhilippineFrench
  • Podarge des PhilippinesFrench
  • fülöp-szigeteki békaszájúHungarian
  • Bocca di rana delle FilippineItalian
  • フィリピンガマグチヨタカJapanese
  • filipininis varliažiotisLithuanian
  • Filipijnse KikkerbekDutch
  • bandolærfroskemunnNorwegian
  • gębal cynamonowyPolish
  • boca-de-sapo-filipinoPortuguese
  • Филиппинский лякушкоротRussian
  • žaboústka filipínskaSlovak
  • Filipinska žaboustaSerbian
  • filippingrodmunSwedish
  • นกปากกบฟิลิปปินส์Thai
  • Filipin KocaağzıTurkish
  • корнудо філіпінськийUkrainian
  • 菲律賓蟆口鴟Chinese
  • 菲律宾蛙口夜鹰Chinese
  • 菲律宾蛙嘴夜鹰Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the philippine 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 philippine frogmouth?

An adult philippine frogmouth weighs 78.9 g – 94.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine frogmouth endangered?

The philippine 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 philippine frogmouth?

The philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) belongs to the family Podargidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-frogmouth

MLA

“Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-frogmouth.

BibTeX
@misc{philippine_frogmouth_2026,
  title = {Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-frogmouth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}