Hodgson's Frogmouth
Batrachostomus hodgsoni(Gray, GR, 1859)
English (US) Hodgson's Frogmouth
The Hodgson's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) 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 hodgsoni
- Family
- Podargidae (Frogmouths)
- Order
- Podargiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hodgson's Frogmouth
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Batrachostomus hodgsoni hodgsoni
- Batrachostomus hodgsoni indochinae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Otothrix hodgsoni
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1859)
- Type locality
- Northern India = Darjeeling.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.27, no.1 p.101 pl.152
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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