Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Podargiformes
Family
Podargidae
Genus
Podargus
eBird Code
tawfro1

Vocalizations

graeme lunt · CC_BY_4_0
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Pete Woodall · CC_BY_4_0
Adam Jackson · CC0_1_0
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Subspecies (3)

  • 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)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.