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Photo by Hans & Judy Beste
Location: Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, far north Queensland
Podargus ocellatus

Includes: Cinnamon Frogmouth

Identification

Rich brown plumage, flecked with black and white. Long, graduated tail and tuft of cream and chestnut-banded plumes protruding above the bill.

Distribution

Australia and New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Several subspecies accepted. inexpectata from the Solomon Islands is sometimes accepted as full species (Cinnamon Frogmouth or Solomon Islands Frogmouth) and even placed in its own genus Rigidipenna.

Habitat

Subtropical rainforest.

Behaviour

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