Animalia Life
Batrachostomus hodgsoni
SUBFAMILY
Batrachostominae
TAXONOMY
Otothrix hodgsoni G. R. Gray, 1859, northern India. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Podarge de Hodgson; German: Langschwanz-
Froschmaul; Spanish: Podargo Colilargo.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
8.7–10.6 in (22–27 cm); 1.8 oz (51 g). Distinct sexual dichromatism.
Males have rufous brown upperparts with black markings
and white spots; underparts are patterned in black, rufous,
and white. Females are more rufous and have a reduced number
of pale spots.
DISTRIBUTION
Sikkim, Bhutan, and Assam to Laos and central Vietnam.
HABITAT
Hill forests.
BEHAVIOR
Little known; roosts in thick cover during day.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Little known; feeds on moths, beetles, and other large insects.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Small nest on branch, with clutch usually of two eggs. Daytime
incubation by male.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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