Zoo staff holds the tawny frogmouth chick, hatched on June 4 at Woodland Park Zoo. CLICK IMAGE FOR ANOTHER PHOTO.
The Woodland Park Zoo recently released photos of a Tawny Frogmouth chick that hatched there on June 4.
The Woodland Park Zoo is one of only four zoos to have successfully bred this species, native to Australia, in the last six years, according to the zoo.
The zoo reports the chick is healthy is meeting is expected developmental benchmarks at 20 days old.
It currently weighs 5.9 ounces. Its gender has not yet been determined.
Both parents continue to provide attentive care; the father sits on the nest during the day brooding the chick.
Zoo staff provide small supplemental feedings of pinky mice on an as-needed basis to ensure proper weight gain.
Its flight feathers are growing well. Frogmouth chicks can leave the nest anywhere from 25 to 35 days of age.
For more info, visit the zoo's blog.