Solomons Frogmouth

Rigidipenna inexpectata (Hartert, EJO, 1901)

Solomons Frogmouth, Rigidipenna inexpectata, is a frogmouth of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Australasia, breeding on Bougainville, Choiseul, Isabel and San Jorge. It is the only species placed in Rigidipenna. First described by Hartert in 1901, it was not accepted as a separate species until 2007. It was once treated as part of the Australian marbled frogmouth. It stands apart from other frogmouths by having eight tail feathers, rather than the more typical ten or twelve, and by its barred wing and tail feathers, along with larger speckles and clearer white spots.

Order

Podargiformes

Family

Podargidae — Frogmouths

Breeding range

Australasia: Bougainville, Choiseul, Isabel, and San Jorge (se of Isabel; n, c Solomon Is.)