Podargus


Podargus is a small genus of birds in the frogmouth family, Podargidae. All members of this genus are found in Australia, with some species being found in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, as well.

It contains these species to date:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Podargus ocellatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830Marbled frogmouthAru Islands, New Guinea and Queensland
Podargus papuensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1830Papuan frogmouthAru Islands, New Guinea, and Cape York Peninsula.
Podargus strigoides Tawny frogmouthMainland Australia and Tasmania