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title: "Papuan Frogmouth"
description: "Podargus papuensis — Aves. The Papuan frogmouth (Podargus papuensis) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae, found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea, and in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/papuan-frogmouth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Papuan Frogmouth

> Podargus papuensis — Aves. The Papuan frogmouth (Podargus papuensis) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae, found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea, and in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

- Scientific name: *Podargus papuensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 972
- Wikidata: [Q1190032](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190032)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19710](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19710)

## Names

- en: Papuan Frogmouth
- de: Papuaschwalm
- es: Podargo Papú
- fr: Podarge papou
- nl: Reuzenuilnachtzwaluw
- pl: Paszczak papuaski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (774), ID (98), PG (32)

## Summary

The Papuan frogmouth (Podargus papuensis) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae, found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea, and in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

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

## Photo

![Papuan Frogmouth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/papuan-frogmouth/medium.jpg)

Photo: themaskedlapwing · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310124504

## Machine access

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