Tawny frogmouth
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| phylum | Chordata | The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to Australia that is found throughout the Australian mainland and Tasmania. Tawny frogmouths are big-headed stocky birds often mistaken for owls due to their nocturnal habits and similar colouring. The tawny frogmouth is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "mopoke", a common name for the southern boobook whose call is often confused for the tawny frogmouth's.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Caprimulgiformes | |
| family | Podargidae | |
| genus | Podargus | |
| species | P. strigoides |