Australo-Papuan frogmouth
(Redirected from Podargus)
Podargus | |
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Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides, at night | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Superorder: | Strisores |
Family: | {{{1}}} |
Genus: | {{{1}}} Vieillot, 1818 |
Species | |
At least 3 recognized species, see article. |
Podargus is a small genus of in the Podargidae (frogmouth) family. All members of this genus are found in Australia with some species being found in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Solomon Islands as well.
It contains the following three species to date:
- Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) — Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
- Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis) — Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
- Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) — (Latham, 1801)
This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera. |