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Bornean frogmouth

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Bornean frogmouth
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Trinomial name
Batrachostomus poliolophus mixtus
Sharpe, 1892
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Batrachostomus mixtus

The Bornean frogmouth (Batrachostomus poliolophus mixtus) is a subspecies of bird in the Podargidae family. Many taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the short-tailed frogmouth. Some taxonomists consider it to be a distinct species. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia and is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] 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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  2. ^ Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. 2011. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)