frogmouth

• Ave insetívora da ordem Podargiformes, encontrada na Austrália e no Sudeste Asiático, conhecida pelo bico largo e achatado que lembra a boca de um sapo. Também chamada de boca-de-sapo.

An insectivorous bird native to Australia and southeastern Asia, characterized by a wide, frog-like mouth.

1. Frogmouth (bird)B2formalscientific

   An insectivorous bird native to Australia and Southeast Asia, characterized by a broad frog-like mouth used for catching insects.

   Boca-de-sapo

   • Frogmouths are nocturnal birds that hunt insects at night.
   • The frogmouth's excellent camouflage makes it look like a broken branch.
   • We heard the distinctive call of a frogmouth in the forest.
   • The frogmouth catches flying prey with its wide, gaping mouth.