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'''Includes Blyth's Frogmouth''' | '''Includes Blyth's Frogmouth''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Philippines]] and [[Thailand]]. | [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Philippines]] and [[Thailand]]. | ||
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*''B. j. chaseni'' | *''B. j. chaseni'' | ||
| − | ''B. j. affinis'' and ''B. j. continentalis'' are considered a separate species, (Blyth's Frogmouth ''B. affinis'') by Sibley & Monroe (1993, 1996) and BirdLife (2008). | + | ''B. j. affinis'' and ''B. j. continentalis'' are considered a separate species, ('''Blyth's Frogmouth''' ''B. affinis'') by Sibley & Monroe (1993, 1996) and BirdLife (2008). Additionally, ''Batrachostomus chaseni'' ('''Palawan Frogmouth''') has also been proposed as another full species. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest. | Forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1874287 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of Nightjars and Frogmouths. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Batrachostomus+javensis}} | {{GSearch|Batrachostomus+javensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Batrachostomus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Batrachostomus]] | ||
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Alternative name: Horsfield's Frogmouth
- Batrachostomus javensis
Includes Blyth's Frogmouth
Identification
Distribution
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand.
Taxonomy
There are four subspecies:
- B. j. affinis
- B. j. continentalis
- B. j. javensis
- B. j. chaseni
B. j. affinis and B. j. continentalis are considered a separate species, (Blyth's Frogmouth B. affinis) by Sibley & Monroe (1993, 1996) and BirdLife (2008). Additionally, Batrachostomus chaseni (Palawan Frogmouth) has also been proposed as another full species.
Habitat
Forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of Nightjars and Frogmouths.
