Batrachostomus
Sign in to saveBatrachostomus is a genus of frogmouths. They are found in South and Southeast Asia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCaprimulgiformes
- FamilyPodargidae
Observations recorded23,914
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Podargidae
- Collections
- CLO, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka
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Encyclopedic overview
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Batrachostomus is a genus of frogmouths. They are found in South and Southeast Asia.
==Taxonomy== The genus Batrachostomus was introduced in 1838 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate a single species, Podargus auritus Gray, JE, the large frogmouth, which is therefore the type species. The generic name is a direct translation from the Ancient Greek for 'frogmouth'; / 'frog' and / 'mouth'.
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