Tawny Frogmouth Territory Size

[Mike Tarburton <>]

Dick & others interested in Frogmouths

 

I do not know about density levels of Tawny Frogmouths but Papuan Frogmouths on our campus live with less than  one square kilometre per pair.  There are often three in a territory for several months.

 

What I do know about Tawny frogmouths is that I have seen three and four occupying territories in Blackburn South and Banyule Flats, Melbourne.  The third and fourth individuals have always been immatures, and I do not know how large their territory or feeding range is.

 

Happy birding

 

Mike

 

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Dr Mike Tarburton
Dean: School of Science & Technology
Pacific Adventist University
PMB Boroko
Papua New Guinea

-----Original Message-----
From: Lynn Jenkin [
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2003 8:18 PM
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Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Tawny Frogmouth Territory Size

Hi all

 

It must be that time of the year again when the night birds are more conspicuous than usual. On my drive home from work at about 7 P.M. tonight. I saw three Tawny Frogmouths. One was 2 kms from town the next one, 5 kms and one sitting on my front gate at 6 kms out. Any ideas what sort of territory size these guys occupy ?

 

Cheers

 

Dick Jenkin