Podargus
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| Podargus | |
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| File:Tawny frogmouth wholebody444.jpg | |
| Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides, at night | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Podargiformes |
| Family: | Podargidae |
| Genus: | Podargus Vieillot, 1818 |
| Type species | |
| Podargus cinereus[1] Vieillot, 1818
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| Species | |
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At least 3 recognized species, see article. | |
Podargus is a small genus of birds in the frogmouth family, Podargidae. All members of this genus are found in Australia, with some species being found in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, as well.
It contains these species to date:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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| File:Podargus ocellatus -Redwood -Queensland-8.jpg | Podargus ocellatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 | Marbled frogmouth | Aru Islands, New Guinea and Queensland |
| File:Papuan Frogmouth at Cairns-01 (23473731022).jpg | Podargus papuensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 | Papuan frogmouth | Aru Islands, New Guinea, and Cape York Peninsula. |
| File:Podargus strigoides Bonorong.jpg | Podargus strigoides (Latham, 1801) | Tawny frogmouth | Mainland Australia (except far Western Queensland, the central Northern Territory, and most of the Nullarbor Plain) and Tasmania |
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