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.

[2] The species was originally described by zoologist Jean René Constant Quoy and naturalist Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1830.

[4] The tawny frogmouth is smaller on average than this but is capable of reaching higher maximum weights.

The Papuan frogmouth has a bulbous bill, red eye, cream eyebrow, long tail and dark wings.

The Papuan frogmouth is larger, has red eyes, a longer tail, and darker wings.