Podargus

Podargus is a small genus of birds in the frogmouth family, Podargidae. 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 these species to date:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Podargus ocellatusQuoy & Gaimard, 1830Marbled frogmouthAru Islands, New Guinea and Queensland
Podargus papuensisQuoy & Gaimard, 1830Papuan frogmouthAru Islands, New Guinea, and Cape York Peninsula.
Podargus strigoides(Latham, 1801)Tawny frogmouthQueensland, the central Northern Territory, and most of the Nullabor Plain, Tasmania

Podargus
Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides, at night
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Podargidae
Genus: Podargus
Vieillot, 1818
Species

At least 3 recognized species, see article.


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