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Frogmouth
Frogmouth Frog"mouth`, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family Podargid[ae]); -- so called from their very broad, flat bills.

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- The frogmouths (Podargidae) are a group of nocturnal birds related to owlet-nightjars, swifts, and hummingbirds. Species in the group are distributed in...
- frogmouths belong to the frogmouth genus Podargus, which includes the two other species of frogmouths found within Australia, the marbled frogmouth and...
- papuensis, P. p. baileyi, and P. p. rogersi. The Papuan frogmouth is the largest of frogmouths in terms of length. Average sizes indicate that it only...
- distinction, the Solomons frogmouth was moved to a newly-coined genus, Rigidipenna in 2007. The Solomons frogmouth differs from other frogmouths in several ways...
- allies), Nyctibiidae (potoos), Steatornithidae (oilbirds), Podargidae (frogmouths), Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds), as well as the Aegotheliformes...
- University Press. Cleere, N. (2010). "Blyth's frogmouth: batrachostomus affinis. In nightjars, potoos, frogmouths, oilbirds, and owlet-nightjars of the world"...
- on gr****hoppers, cicadas, crickets and beetles. Like all frogmouths, the Philippine frogmouth has large eyes for better night vision, a large flat bill...
- The marbled frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) is a bird in the family Podargidae. The species was first described by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul...
- lowland forests, up to 500 metres elevation. Gould's frogmouths are insectivore like many other frogmouths in the area. They will feed on different types of...
- The Palawan frogmouth (Batrachostomus chaseni) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It is found on Palawan in the Philippines. Its natural habitat...