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Tawny frogmouth
Conservation status
Tawny frogmouth
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Podargiformes
Family: Podargidae
Genus: Podargus
Species:
P. strigoides
Binomial name
Podargus strigoides
(Latham, 1801)

The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland and Tasmania and found throughout. It is a big-headed, stocky bird often mistaken for an owl due to its nocturnal habits and similar colouring.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Podargus strigoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689580A93237832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689580A93237832.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Owl Pages was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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