Sri Lanka frogmouth

E552912

bird species frogmouth nocturnal bird

The Sri Lanka frogmouth is a nocturnal bird species of the frogmouth family, notable for its wide, frog-like bill and camouflaged plumage, found primarily in the forests of Sri Lanka and parts of southern India.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sri Lanka frogmouth canonical	2
Ceylon bay owl	1
Ceylon frogmouth	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5901667 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sri Lanka frogmouth
Context triple: [Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, hasEndemicSpecies, Sri Lanka frogmouth]

A. Horsfield's bronze cuckoo
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small, metallic-green parasitic cuckoo species native to Australia and nearby regions, known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
B. Seychelles fody
The Seychelles fody is a small, endemic songbird of the Seychelles islands known for the male’s bright yellow plumage and its adaptation to a variety of woodland and scrub habitats.
C. Sumba hornbill
The Sumba hornbill is a large, distinctive hornbill species native only to Indonesia’s Sumba Island, known for its prominent bill and role in the island’s forest ecosystem.
D. Kadavu musk parrot
The Kadavu musk parrot is a brightly colored, musk-scented parrot species native to the Fijian island of Kadavu and known for its distinctive green and red plumage.
E. Mauritius kestrel
The Mauritius kestrel is a small falcon once considered the world’s rarest bird, known for its dramatic recovery from the brink of extinction on the island of Mauritius.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sri Lanka frogmouth
Target entity description: The Sri Lanka frogmouth is a nocturnal bird species of the frogmouth family, notable for its wide, frog-like bill and camouflaged plumage, found primarily in the forests of Sri Lanka and parts of southern India.

A. Horsfield's bronze cuckoo
Horsfield's bronze cuckoo is a small, metallic-green parasitic cuckoo species native to Australia and nearby regions, known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
B. Seychelles fody
The Seychelles fody is a small, endemic songbird of the Seychelles islands known for the male’s bright yellow plumage and its adaptation to a variety of woodland and scrub habitats.
C. Sumba hornbill
The Sumba hornbill is a large, distinctive hornbill species native only to Indonesia’s Sumba Island, known for its prominent bill and role in the island’s forest ecosystem.
D. Kadavu musk parrot
The Kadavu musk parrot is a brightly colored, musk-scented parrot species native to the Fijian island of Kadavu and known for its distinctive green and red plumage.
E. Mauritius kestrel
The Mauritius kestrel is a small falcon once considered the world’s rarest bird, known for its dramatic recovery from the brink of extinction on the island of Mauritius.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird species ⓘ frogmouth ⓘ nocturnal bird ⓘ
activityPattern	nocturnal ⓘ
breedingSeason	monsoon months ⓘ
camouflageType	cryptic plumage ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	one egg ⓘ
commonName	Ceylon frogmouth ⓘ linked to: Sri Lanka frogmouth Sri Lanka frogmouth ⓘ
conservationMeasure	forest protection ⓘ
describedBy	Edward Blyth ⓘ
diet	arthropods ⓘ insects ⓘ
endemicStatus	near-endemic to Western Ghats and Sri Lanka ⓘ
family	Batrachostomidae ⓘ
femalePlumage	more rufous with white spots ⓘ
foragingStratum	understory ⓘ
foundInRegion	South India ⓘ Southwest India ⓘ linked to: Peninsular India Western Ghats ⓘ Wet zone of Sri Lanka ⓘ
genus	Batrachostomus ⓘ
habitat	dense undergrowth ⓘ evergreen forest ⓘ moist deciduous forest ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
IUCNStatusSystem	IUCN Red List ⓘ linked to: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
malePlumage	more grey-brown ⓘ
nativeTo	India ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
nestSubstrate	horizontal branch ⓘ
nestType	small pad-like nest ⓘ
notableFeature	large head ⓘ short tail ⓘ wide frog-like bill ⓘ
order	Caprimulgiformes ⓘ
parentalCare	both parents incubate ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor	rufous brown ⓘ
plumagePattern	mottled ⓘ
roostingBehavior	daytime roost on low branches ⓘ motionless posture resembling broken branch ⓘ
scientificName	Batrachostomus moniliger ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	present ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threats	habitat loss ⓘ
vocalization	series of loud, bubbling calls ⓘ
yearDescribed	1849 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka → hasEndemicSpecies → Sri Lanka frogmouth ⓘ

Sri Lanka frogmouth → commonName → Ceylon frogmouth ⓘ

linked to: Sri Lanka frogmouth

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary → containsSpecies → Sri Lanka frogmouth ⓘ

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary → containsSpecies → Ceylon bay owl ⓘ