| Solomons frogmouth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Podargiformes |
| Family: | Podargidae |
| Genus: | Rigidipenna Cleere et al., 2007 |
| Species: | R. inexpectata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rigidipenna inexpectata (Hartert, 1901)
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The Solomons frogmouth (Rigidipenna inexpectata), also known as the Cinnamon frogmouth or Solomon Islands frogmouth, is a bird in the frogmouth family. It was first described in 1901, but not recognized as a distinct species until 2007.[2] The Solomons frogmouth is the only known member of the genus Rigidipenna. It is also endemic to the islands of Isabel, Bougainville and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands archipelago, in the countries of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rigidipenna inexpectata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734967A95097392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734967A95097392.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Cleere, Kratter, Steadman, Braun, Huddleston, Filardi and Dutson. 2007. A new genus of frogmouth (Podargidae) from the Solomon Islands – results from a taxonomic review of Podargus ocellatus inexpectatus Hartert 1901. Ibis 149:271-286
- ^ University of Florida News – UF scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands Archived 2007-05-13 at the Wayback Machine