Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines (B), Thailand, Vietnam.
South-eastern peninsular Thailand south to Sumatra and Riau Archipelago, then east through Borneo and Banggi I (off northern Borneo) to western Philippines (Palawan, Culion I).
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 (2010).
Blyth's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus affinis) [XC828583]
by id from Panti Bird Sanctuary, Johor, Malaysia (call)
Blyth's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus affinis) [XC315136]
by Marc Anderson from KM 16-18, Kaengkrachan NP, Thailand (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Horsfield's Frogmouth (Batrachostomus javensis).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
continentalis Stresemann, 1937 - South-eastern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim) and north, western and southern Thailand (south to Nakhon Si Thammarat). Also southern Laos and central Vietnam (Annam).
affinis Blyth, 1847 - Northern Thailand, southern Myanmar, central Vietnam to south-eastern peninsular Thailand to Sumatra, Borneo.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet