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Sunda frogmouth

Batrachostomus cornutus (Temminck, 1822)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus) is a species in the family Podargidae, order Caprimulgiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 46.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus)
Photo: Melindra12 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sunda frogmouth

Weight
46.4 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
1.4src 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 sunda frogmouth live?

Not recorded

What is the sunda frogmouth?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus) is a medium-sized, old world species of bird within the order Podargiformes. It is also uncommonly referred to as the long-tailed frogmouth or the horned frogmouth. The term "Sunda" is based on the geographical range of the species to regions around the Sunda islands. The genus name, Batrachostomus, is a Greek translation to 'frogmouth', which comes from the wide shape of the bill and slight gape. The species name cornutus is a Latin word translated to "having horns", referring to the tufts of feathers on the head.

From the Wikipedia article “Sunda frogmouth” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunda_frogmouth&oldid=1360739676), 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 sunda frogmouth endangered?

The sunda 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.

How is the sunda frogmouth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCaprimulgiformes
  5. familyPodargidae
  6. genusBatrachostomus
  7. SpeciesBatrachostomus cornutus (Temminck, 1822)

Synonyms Batrachostomus javensis cornutus, Podargus cornutus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • فم الضفدع السونديArabic
  • podarg banyutCatalan
  • lelkoun sundskýCzech
  • troellwr llydanbig BorneoWelsh
  • Lavlands BladfrømundDanish
  • Lavlands-bladfrømundDanish
  • SundaschwalmGerman
  • Sunda-FroschmaulGerman
  • SundafroschmaulGerman
  • sunda podargoEsperanto
  • Podargo cornudoSpanish
  • džungli-konnsuuEstonian
  • sarvipöllökehrääjäFinnish
  • Podarge cornuFrench
  • szunda-szigeteki békaszájúHungarian
  • Paruh-kodok tandukIndonesian
  • Bocca di rana della SondaItalian
  • スンダガマグチヨタカJapanese
  • sundinis varliažiotisLithuanian
  • Maleise KikkerbekDutch
  • sundafroskemunnNorwegian
  • gębal sundajskiPolish
  • boca-de-sapo-cornudoPortuguese
  • boca-de-sapo-da-sundaPortuguese
  • Рогатый лягушкоротRussian
  • žaboústka rožkatáSlovak
  • Sundska žaboustaSerbian
  • sundagrodmunSwedish
  • Sunda KocaağzıTurkish
  • корнудо сундайськийUkrainian
  • 巽他蟆口鴟Chinese
  • 巽他蛙口夜鹰Chinese
  • 巽他蟆口鴟〔栗頰蟆口鴟〕Chinese

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Relatives of the sunda 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 sunda frogmouth?

An adult sunda frogmouth weighs 46.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sunda frogmouth endangered?

The sunda 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 sunda frogmouth?

The sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus) belongs to the family Podargidae in the order Caprimulgiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-frogmouth

MLA

“Sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-frogmouth.

BibTeX
@misc{sunda_frogmouth_2026,
  title = {Sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-frogmouth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}