| Tawny 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: | Podargus |
| Species: | P. strigoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Podargus strigoides (Latham, 1801)
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The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland and Tasmania and found throughout. It is a big-headed, stocky bird often mistaken for an owl due to its nocturnal habits and similar colouring.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Podargus strigoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689580A93237832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689580A93237832.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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