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Short-tailed Frogmouth
Paleheaded frogmouth 6697 je
Information
Range Indonesia, where it occurs in Sumatra.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Class Aves
Order Caprimulgiformes
Family Podargidae
Genus Batrachostomus
Species Batrachostomus poliolophus
Conservation Status
NTSpecies
Near Threatened

The Short-tailed frogmouth (Batrachostomus poliolophus), is a species of frogmouth in the Podargidae family. It is found in Indonesia, where it occurs in Sumatra, though it has sometimes been considered conspecific with the Bornean frogmouth Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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