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Tawny Frogmouths live almost throughout Australia but do not live in rainforests. 
ranging from wooded areas, suburban parks and golf courses.

From place to place it varies markedly in size and colour (ranging from grey to dull rufous). 
Normally has large yellow eyes heart shaped bill. 
As with all frogmouths they have a bristly feathered tuft over its bill and an extremely 
long tongue that is forked. Their feathers feel more like down than actual feathers. 

It sleeps on branches in the daytime and live in pairs that maintain permanent territories. 

It usually hunts by pouncing from a low perch, such as a fence post or road sign, onto 
small terrestrial animals crossing bare open ground (eg Country roads) at dusk and dawn. 
The chief prey are such arthropods as centipedes, spiders, scorpions and cockroaches, 
but it also eats frogs, mice and - occasionally - small birds. 

Breeding occurs from August to December and both parents share equally in the duties. 
They nest 15 metres or so up is a flimsy platform of sticks, in a tree fork.
Two white rounded eggs are Incubated for 1 month, and the young fledge at 25 to 35 days.