Marbled Frogmouth
| Marbled Frogmouth | |
|---|---|
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| In Redwood, Queensland, Australia | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Podargidae |
| Genus: | Podargus |
| Species: | P. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| 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 montane forests.
There are five subspecies recognised; the nominate ocellatus is found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. Two subspecies are found on islands of Papua New Guinea; intermedius is found on Trobriand Islands and D'Entrecasteaux Islands, meeki is endemic to Tagula Island. Australia has two subspecies; marmoratus is found on Cape York Peninsula, plumiferus (known locally as the 'Plumed Frogmouth') is found in SE Queensland.[2][3]
Rigidipenna inexpectatus, endemic to four islands in the Solomon Islands, was formerly considered a subspecies. It was split into its own genus, Rigidipenna, in 2007.[4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Podargus ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.planetofbirds.com/caprimulgiformes-podargidae-marbled-frogmouth-podargus-ocellatus
- ↑ http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/action/birds2000/pubs/plumed-frogmouth.pdf
- ↑ 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