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January to April. These birds are very vocal during breeding. They go from soft whistling sounds to loud jarring rattles.
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This bird is typically only seen at nighttime in the lowlands and the lower forests, to about eight hundred meters in elevation. Both males and females' vocalizations give harsh nasal croaks. In addition to these croaks, the males also vocalize rippling clear whistles. These birds spend most of their
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Blyth's frogmouth is a small species that grows to twenty-three centimeters in length. The main color in their feathers is a shade of brown. These birds have a narrow white collar around their neck and abdomen, and scattered spots on their wings and tail. The males have a whitish lower belly with
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