Bornean frogmouth

The Bornean frogmouth (Batrachostomus mixtus) is bird species in the family Podargidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the short-tailed frogmouth, but others consider it to be a distinct species. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia and is endemic to the island of Borneo.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Bornean frogmouth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Podargidae
Genus: Batrachostomus
Species:
B. mixtus
Binomial name
Batrachostomus mixtus
Sharpe, 1892[2]
Synonyms

Batrachostomus poliolophus mixtus

The species was discovered by Charles Hose on Mount Dulit in Sarawak, Borneo, and described by Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1892 for the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club.[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Batrachostomus mixtus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. Sharpe, R. Bowdler (1892). "New Bornean birds". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 1 (2): iv–v.
  3. Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
  • del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Kirwan, G. M.; Garcia, E. F. J. (2017). "Bornean Frogmouth (Batrachostomus mixtus)". In del Hojo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 3 September 2017.


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