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Batrachostomus stellatus
SUBFAMILY
Batrachostominae
TAXONOMY
Podargus stellatus Gould, 1837, Malacca, Peninsular Malaya. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Podarge йtoilй; German: Schuppenfroschmaul; Spanish: Podargo Estrellado.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
8.3–9.9 in (21–25 cm); 1.7 oz (47–48.5 g). Two color morphs— chestnut and a rarer dark morph (almost blackish chestnut). Both morphs have a whitish collar across the mantle, whitish spots on wing-coverts, and white or grayish white spots on scapulars. Sexes are similar.
DISTRIBUTION
Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, and Borneo.
HABITAT
Lowland rainforest.
BEHAVIOR
Little known; sings from branches in trees during night.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Little known; diet includes orthopterans.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
The only nest reported in detail was tiny and placed on a low branch about 4.3 ft (1.3 m) above the ground beside a foot path running through primary forest. It contained a single white egg.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Near Threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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