Sumatran Frogmouth - BirdForum Opus

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Location: Gunang Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia

Alternative Name: Short-tailed Frogmouth

Batrachostomus poliolophus

Distribution

Montane forests of Sumatra.

Taxonomy

Bornean Frogmouth and Sumatran Frogmouth were lumped as one species, "Short-tailed Frogmouth", Batrachostomus poliolophus (wider sense). Confusingly, reference [2] retains the name "Short-tailed Frogmouth" for the restricted taxon presented here.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species [1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sumatran Frogmouth. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sumatran_Frogmouth

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