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[[Image:Marbled_Frogmouth.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Hans & Judy Beste <br/>Location:  Iron Range/Cape York Peninsula/Far North Queensland
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Location:  Iron Range/Cape York Peninsula/Far North Queensland
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Rich brown plumage,  flecked with black and white. Long, graduated tail and tuft of cream and chestnut banded plumes protruding above the bill.  
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Scientific name: Podargus ocellatus
 
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Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable
 
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The Marbled Frogmouth is a small to medium sized frogmouth with rich brown plumage delicately flecked and peppered with black and white. It has a long, graduated tail and prominent tuft of cream and chestnut banded plumes protruding above the bill. The species has a loud bubbling, gobbling territorial call ending with a bill clap and a softer “koo-loo” contact call. It can be distinguished from the more common and widespread Tawny Frogmouth by its longer tail, finely patterned plumage and distinctive call.
 
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Two widely separated races occur with one confined to Cape York Peninsula and other found between Gladstone in south-east Queensland and Lismore in north-east NSW. Its NSW distribution extends west to the upper Clarence River and it is generally rare.
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Prefers subtropical rainforest spending most time in deep, wet, sheltered gullies frequently containing stands of Bangalow Palms.
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Subtropical rainforest  
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Less frequently it occurs in higher elevation temperate rainforests and wet eucalypt forest with a well-developed rainforest understorey.
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==External Links==
 
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=26&bid=295 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=26&bid=295 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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Revision as of 18:14, 16 October 2007

Podargus ocellatus
Photo by Hans & Judy Beste
Location: Iron Range/Cape York Peninsula/Far North Queensland

Identification

Rich brown plumage, flecked with black and white. Long, graduated tail and tuft of cream and chestnut banded plumes protruding above the bill.

Distribution

Australia

Taxonomy

Habitat

Subtropical rainforest

Behaviour

External Links

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