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Frogmouth

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DNA-DNA hybridisation studies had suggested that the two frogmouth groups may not be as closely related as previously thought, and that the Asian species may be separable as a new family, the Batrachostomidae. Although frogmouths were formerly included in the
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In a journal article published in April 2021, researchers Katja Thömmes and Gregor Hayn-Leichsenring from the Experimental Aesthetics group at the University Hospital
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to between 30 and 50 mya and forming a clade well separated from the nightjars and being a sister group of the swifts, hummingbirds, and owlet-nightjars. The name
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has other, longer bristles which may exist to protect the eyes from insect prey. In April 2007, a new species of frogmouth was described from the
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Cleere; et al. (2007). "A new genus of frogmouth (Podargidae) from the Solomon Islands – results from a taxonomic review of
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Up to three white eggs are laid in the fork of a branch, and are incubated by the female at night and the male in the day.
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frogmouths are found in tropical Asia. They have smaller, more rounded bills and are predominantly insectivorous. Both
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Chen, Albert; White, Noor D.; Benson, Roger B.J.; Braun, Michael J.; Field, Daniel J. (2019).
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Their flight is weak. They rest horizontally on branches during the day, camouflaged by their
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They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like
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Sibley, Charles G.; Alquist, John E.; Monroe Jr., Burt L. (July 1988).
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Scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands
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A pair of tawny frogmouths resting in a tree fork during the day
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species are large frogmouths restricted to Australia and
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Thömmes, Katja; Hayn-Leichsenring, Gregor (2021-03-01).
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Video: Finding the Sri-Lanka Frogmouth, Southern India
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Index

Podargidae

Tawny frogmouth
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Strisores
Vanescaves
Podargiformes
Matthews
Podargidae
Podargus
Batrachostomus
Rigidipenna
nocturnal
birds
owlet-nightjars
swifts
hummingbirds
Indomalayan
Australasian realms
gape
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
cryptic plumage
order
Caprimulgiformes

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