Batrachostomus

Batrachostomus
Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Caprimulgiformes
Family:Podargidae
Genus:Batrachostomus
Gould, 1838
Species

Batrachostomus is a genus of frogmouths. The generic name is a direct translation from the Greek for "frogmouth"; batracho-/βατραχο- "frog" and stoma-/στομα "mouth".[1]

References

  1. Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
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