Batrachostomidae

Chinese: The frogmouths have a confusing variety of names that differ according to the source: 蟆口鸱 má-kǒu-chī or 'toad-mouthed owl', 蛙口鸱 wā-kǒu-chī 'frog-mouthed owl', 蛙嘴鸱 wā-zuǐ chī 'frog-mouthed owl', 蛙嘴夜鸱 wā-zuǐ yè-chī 'frog-mouthed night owl', or 蛙嘴夜鹰 wā-zuǐ yè-yīng 'frog-mouthed night hawk' . 鸱 chī is a literary Chinese word that originally referred to the goshawks but is now applied to the owls. None of these names is familiar or common; they give the appearance of having been coined on the basis of English 'frogmouth'.

Japanese: The Japanese name for the frogmouths is ガマグチヨタカ gama-guchi yo-taka 'toad-mouthed night hawk', written 蝦蟇口夜鷹. The name ヨタカ yo-taka ('night hawk') refers to the nightjars (Caprimulgidae) and is also used for the eared nightjars (Eurostopodidae).

Vietnamese: The Vietnamese name for the frogmouth is Cú muỗi mỏ quặp 'curved-bill mosquito owl'. The name Cú muỗi ('mosquito owl') refers to the nightjars (Caprimulgidae) and is also used for the eared nightjars (Eurostopodidae).

The distribution of Batrachostomidae in East Asia can be found at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of STRIGIFORMES in East Asia.