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title: "Paszczak australijski"
description: "Podargus strigoides — Ptaki. The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland and Tasmania and found throughout."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/tawny-frogmouth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Paszczak australijski

> Podargus strigoides — Ptaki. The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland and Tasmania and found throughout.

- Scientific name: *Podargus strigoides*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 29110
- Wikidata: [Q788512](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q788512)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19721](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19721)

## Names

- en: Tawny Frogmouth
- de: Eulenschwalm
- es: Podargo Australiano
- fr: Podarge gris
- nl: Uilnachtzwaluw
- pt: Boca-de-sapo-australiano
- pl: Paszczak australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (28122)

## Summary

The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland and Tasmania and found throughout. It is a big-headed, stocky bird often mistaken for an owl due to its nocturnal habits and similar colouring.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawny_frogmouth

## Photo

![Paszczak australijski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tawny-frogmouth/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195877334

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tawny-frogmouth?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).