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Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) video
A bird perched in a palm tree, at night.
- Recorded 4 October 2010
- Added to IBC 1 year 16 weeks ago
- Josep del Hoyo
- Location Tirotonga, Santa Isabel Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands (ssp inexpectatus).
- Duration 22 sec
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This taxon was so poorly known until recently that it was considered a subspecies of the Marbled Frogmouth. A recent revision showed that they are not even closely related, and that it is not only a different species, but that it shall be assigned to a new monotypic genus. So, its correct name now is Solomon Frogmouth (Rigidipenna inexpectata). You can appreciate its distinctive morphology comparing this video with those of real Marbled Frogmouths.