Hi Brian,
I have heard young Tawny Frogmouths have red or orange-red eyes. Can
someone with ready access to HANZAB confirm this please? Eye colour is
definitely not a diagnostic ID feature for Frogmouth species.
Regards,
Chris
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Brian Johnson <>wrote:
> Hi. How significant is eye colour when looking at Tawny Frogmouths? My
> previous experience with them just north of Brisbane was always eyes of
> yellow / orange. Twice now in central Qld, we've had excellent close views
> of Tawnys where the eye colour was a definite strong bright red - 3 near
> Moura and 1 north of Mitchell. At the site near Moura, the red was clearly
> seen in daylight and at night with a torch, the Mitchell one only with a
> torch. Do the various races have different eye colour? Any other ideas??
> Brian Johnson
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