Batrachostomus
Batrachostomus | |
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Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Podargiformes |
Family: | Podargidae |
Genus: | Batrachostomus Gould, 1838 |
Species | |
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Batrachostomus is a genus of frogmouths. The generic name is a direct translation from the Greek for "frogmouth"; batracho-/βατραχο- "frog" and stoma-/στομα "mouth".[1]
References[]
- ^ Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
Categories:
- Batrachostomus
- Bird genera
- Birds of Southeast Asia
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