Solomons Frogmouth
Rigidipenna inexpectata(Hartert, EJO, 1901)
English (US) Solomons Frogmouth
The Solomons Frogmouth (Rigidipenna inexpectata) 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.
Range: Bougainville, Choiseul, and Santa Isabel (northern and east-central Solomon Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rigidipenna inexpectata
- Family
- Podargidae (Frogmouths)
- Order
- Podargiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Solomons Frogmouth
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1901)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Podargus inexpectatus
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1901)
- Type locality
- Ysabel Island, Solomon Islands.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 12 p.24
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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