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Javan Frogmouth - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Horsfield's Frogmouth Includes Blyth's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus javensis
Photo by sAwnOirOychAng
Location: Hala-Bala, Thailand

Identification

Distribution

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand.

Taxonomy

There are four subspecies:

  • B. j. affinis;
  • B. j. continentalis;
  • B. j. javensis; and
  • B. j. chaseni.

B. j. affinis and B. j. continentalis are considered a separate species, Blythe's Frogmouth B. affinis by Sibley & Monroe (1993, 1996) and BirdLife (2008).

Habitat

Forest.

Behaviour

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