Tawny Frogmouth
- Podargus Strigoides
- Frogmouths occur in Australia, Tasmania, and New Caledonia and are most closely related to nightjars.
- They use their camouflage for a sit-and-wait approach to feeding, patiently waiting for unsuspecting prey to come too close.
- They feed on mice, rats, frogs, cicadas, and various other small prey that they catch with their beaks.
- They are monogamous, only changing mates upon death of their partner, laying 2-3 eggs every year in the same nest.
Location at Palm Beach Zoo
- Australasia Exhibit on the west side of the Zoo
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