Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyPodargidae (Frogmouths)
- GenusPodargus (Australo-Papuan Frogmouths)
- SpeciesPodargus strigoides (Tawny Frogmouth)
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny Frogmouth in Springbrook National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Tawny Frogmouth sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny Frogmouth in Springbrook National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Frogmouth in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.