Marbled frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) is a bird in the family Podargidae.
The species was first described by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1830. It is found in Northern Queensland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
This species is rarely seen in the wild
The plumage varies from grey to rich brown or rufous-brown, delicately streaked and mottled with black and spotted or mottled with white, more heavily on the underbody. There are also obvious pale supercilia and stripes along the sides of the back, a dark stripe from the base of the bill, and a prominent tuft of cream and chestnut banded plumes protruding above the bill. The tail is long and graduated.
Grading: (P)Pristine (AB) Above Average (A) Average (F) Fair
Size: noted on each image.
