Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).
Status NT
Habitat loss and degradation through clearing for agriculture and timber extraction, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A series of short whistles that rise in pitch and are repeated at irregular intervals. Also a series of descending whistles, repeated in quick succession.
Solomons Frogmouth (Rigidipenna inexpectata) [XC606061]
by Phil Gregory from Tiratonga village, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands (call)
Solomons Frogmouth (Rigidipenna inexpectata) [XC284291]
by Iain Woxvold from , Solomon Islands (call, song?)
Nest
A shallow structure composed of sticks and placed in the horizontal fork of a branch in the canopy of a tall tree, c.25 m from the ground.
Subspecies
Podargus ocellatus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) and Solomons Frogmouth (Rigidipenna inexpectata) following Cleere et al. (2007).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus) has narrower bill and distinct blackish-brown crescent-shaped markings on the sides of the throat and chest, less uniform upperparts and less distinctly barred tail, amongst other differences.
References
See References.