Coraciiformes
Ground-rollers (Brachypteraciidae)
HBW 6, p. 378
- Medium-sized terrestrial birds with full tail, short wings, and stout bill and legs.
- Madagascar.
- Tropical and subtropical rainforest and sub-arid thorn-scrub.
- 3 genera, 5 species, 5 taxa.
- 3 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
- 3
- 1
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List of species:
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- 9 1 5 3 4 1 Short-legged Ground-roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus)
- 5 2 3 4 2 Scaly Ground-roller (Brachypteracias squamiger)
- 10 5 5 8 3 Pitta-like Ground-roller (Atelornis pittoides)
- 5 1 3 1 6 4 Rufous-headed Ground-roller (Atelornis crossleyi)
- 13 6 7 4 5 Long-tailed Ground-roller (Uratelornis chimaera)
Family statistics
3 genera, 5 species
| 42 files covering | |
|---|---|
| 3 genera | (100%) |
| 5 species | (100%) |
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