Blyth's Frogmouth
Batrachostomus affinisBlyth, E, 1847
English (US) Blyth's Frogmouth
The Blyth's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus affinis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Podargidae (Frogmouths) in the order Podargiformes.
- Scientific name
- Batrachostomus affinis
- Family
- Podargidae (Frogmouths)
- Order
- Podargiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Blyth's Frogmouth
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Batrachostomus affinis continentalis
- Batrachostomus affinis affinis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1847
- Type locality
- Malaya.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16, pt.2 p.1180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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