The marbled frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) is a bird in the family Podargidae. The species was first described by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1830. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and Queensland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Marbled Frogmouth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Podargus papuensis
- Nyctibius jamaicensis
- Nyctibius griseus
- Nyctibius aethereus
- Batrachostomus hodgsoni
- Batrachostomus auritus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Podargiformes
- Family
- Podargidae
- Genus
- Podargus
- Species
- Podargus ocellatus
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