Cuckoo-roller (Leptosomidae)
Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomus discolor) - HBW 6, p. 395
French: Courol
German: Kurol
Spanish: Carraca Curol
Other common names: Courol
Taxonomy: Cuculus discolor Hermann, 1783, Madagascar.
Sometimes considered to belong within Coraciidae, where typically awarded its own separate subfamily. Race gracilis sometimes considered a separate species, on basis of differences in size, plumage and voice; however, intermedius appears intermediate in plumage and may thus link the other two. Proposed race anjouanensis synonymous with intermedius. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gracilis Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885 - Grand Comoro (Ngazidja).
- intermedius Hartert & Neumann, 1924 - Anjouan (Ndzuani).
- discolor (Hermann, 1783) - Mohéli (Mwali) and Mayotte (Maore), and Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Female having a dust bath, Montagne d'Ambre NP Locality Madagascar (ssp discolor)
herve jacob 4 October 2008 3 years ago 10 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a female, calling Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp discolor)
Thorsten Stegmann 29 September 2005 6 years ago 48 sec 4 -
A close-up of a male perched Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp discolor)
Thorsten Stegmann 29 September 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 3.4 -
A singing male. Locality Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, Madagascar (ssp discolor)
herve jacob 25 November 2008 3 years ago 8 sec 3.3 -
A female feeding Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp discolor)
Thorsten Stegmann 29 September 2005 6 years ago 14 sec 3.1
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Male perched on top of a tree
Locality Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, Madagascar (ssp discolor)
ALBERTO GARCIA RIOS 25 August 2007 2 years ago 3.8 -
Female perched
Locality Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, Madagascar (ssp discolor)
ALBERTO GARCIA RIOS 24 August 2007 2 years ago 3
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