Philippine frogmouth

Philippine frogmouth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Podargiformes
Family: Podargidae
Genus: Batrachostomus
Species:
B. septimus
Binomial name
Batrachostomus septimus
Tweeddale, 1877

The Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) is a nocturnal bird that can be found throughout the Philippine archipelago. It is common in lowland forests and maturing second growth. There is little information about the bird. It feeds on grasshoppers, cicadas, crickets and beetles.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Batrachostomus septimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689597A93238772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689597A93238772.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.