Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Tawny Frogmouth
The Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) 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
- Podargus strigoides
- Family
- Podargidae (Frogmouths)
- Order
- Podargiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Podargus strigoides brachypterus
- Podargus strigoides phalaenoides
- Podargus strigoides strigoides
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus strigoides
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- New Holland, = Sidney, New South Wales, apud Mathews.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.lviii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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