Podargiformes / Podargidae / Podargus

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Podargus strigoides brachypterus

Australia (excluding eastern coast and tropics)
Podargus strigoides phalaenoides

northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland)
Podargus strigoides strigoides

eastern Australia (Wet Tropics region, Queensland, southward to southeastern South Australia and Tasmania)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.