Hodgson's frogmouth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Podargiformes |
Family: | Podargidae |
Genus: | Batrachostomus |
Species: | B. hodgsoni |
Binomial name | |
Batrachostomus hodgsoni (Gray, 1859) |
The Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) is a species of bird in the Podargidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
The common name commemorates the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson.