| Sri Lanka frogmouth | |
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| A pair of ssp. roonwali, with female on right | |
| Calls | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Podargiformes |
| Family: | Podargidae |
| Genus: | Batrachostomus |
| Species: | B. moniliger
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| Binomial name | |
| Batrachostomus moniliger Blyth, 1849
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The Sri Lanka frogmouth, Sri Lankan frogmouth or Ceylon frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger) is a small frogmouth found in the Western Ghats of south India and Sri Lanka. Related to the nightjars, it is nocturnal and is found in forest habitats. The plumage coloration resembles that of dried leaves and the bird roosts quietly on branches, making it difficult to see. Each has a favourite roost that it uses regularly unless disturbed. It has a distinctive call that is usually heard at dawn and dusk. The sexes differ slightly in plumage.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Batrachostomus moniliger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689603A95214771. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689603A95214771.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.