Papuan Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth

Podargus papuensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Tawny Frogmouth
LC Endemic

Tawny Frogmouth

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podargus strigoides

Insufficient data
White-throated Nightjar
LC

White-throated Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Eurostopodus mystacalis

<5% · Rare
Large-tailed Nightjar
LC

Large-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus macrurus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Papuan Frogmouth in Daintree National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Papuan Frogmouth sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 656 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Papuan Frogmouth in Daintree National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Papuan Frogmouth in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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