Sunda frogmouth

Sunda frogmouth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Podargiformes
Family: Podargidae
Genus: Batrachostomus
Species:
B. cornutus
Binomial name
Batrachostomus cornutus
(Temminck, 1822)

The Sunda frogmouth (Batrachostomus cornutus) is a medium-sized, old world species of bird within the order Podargiformes. It is also uncommonly referred to as the long-tailed frogmouth or the horned frogmouth.[2] The term "Sunda" is based on the geographical range of the species to regions around the Sunda islands.[3] The genus name, Batrachostomus, is a Greek translation to ‘frogmouth’, which comes from the wide shape of the bill and slight gape.[4] The species name cornutus is a Latin word translated to "having horns", referring to the tufts of feathers on the head.[5]

Borneo Rainforest Lodge - Sabah, Borneo - Malaysia
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Batrachostomus cornutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689630A93240144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689630A93240144.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cleere, N. (1998). A Guide to Nightjars and Related Nightbirds. East Sussex: Pica Press.
  3. ^ "Definition of Sunda Islands". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  4. ^ Lidell, H. G.; Scott, R. (1980). Lidell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  5. ^ Glare, P. G. (1982). Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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