Marbled Frogmouth
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| Podargus ocellatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 |
The Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.
It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands..
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes Podargus ocellatus inexpectatus, a subspecies endemic to four islands in the Solomon Islands, was split into its own genus, Rigidipenna, in 2007.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Cleere et al. 2007. A new genus of frogmouth (Podargidae) from the Solomon Islands – results from a taxonomic review of Podargus ocellatus inexpectatus Hartert 1901. Ibis 149:271-286
- BirdLife International 2004. Podargus ocellatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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