Solomons Frogmouth - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative names: Solomon Islands Frogmouth; Cinnamon Frogmouth

Rigidipenna inexpectata

Distribution

Endemic to the northern Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Choiseul and Santa Isabel)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly thought to be a subspecies of Marbled Frogmouth.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of Nightjars and Frogmouths.

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