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Answer for the clue "Insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth ", 9 letters:
frogmouth

Word definitions for frogmouth in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars . They are found from the Indian Subcontinent across Southeast Asia to Australia .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Frogmouth \Frog"mouth`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family Podargid[ae] ); -- so called from their very broad, flat bills.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae, native to Australia and southern Asia

Usage examples of frogmouth.

A stumpy bough became a tawny frogmouth, which spread owl's wings like painted fans and flapped away.