Batrachostomus |
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Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) |
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
Family: | Podargidae |
Genus: | Batrachostomus Gould, 1838 |
Species |
- Large frogmouth, Batrachostomus auritus
- Dulit frogmouth, Batrachostomus harterti
- Philippine frogmouth, Batrachostomus septimus
- Palawan frogmouth, Batrachostomus chaseni
- Blyth's frogmouth, Batrachostomus affinis
- Gould's frogmouth, Batrachostomus stellatus
- Sri Lanka frogmouth, Batrachostomus moniliger
- Hodgson's frogmouth, Batrachostomus hodgsoni
- Short-tailed frogmouth, Batrachostomus poliolophus
- Javan frogmouth, Batrachostomus javensis
- Sunda frogmouth, Batrachostomus cornutus
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Batrachostomus is a genus of frogmouths. The generic name is a direct translation from the Greek for "frogmouth"; batracho-/βατραχο- "frog" and stoma-/στομα "mouth".[1]
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