Ground-rollers (Brachypteraciidae)
Rufous-headed Ground-roller (Atelornis crossleyi) - HBW 6, p. 388
French: Brachyptérolle de Crossley
German: Lätzchenerdracke
Spanish: Carraca-terrestre Cabecirrufa
Other common names: Crossley’s Ground-roller
Taxonomy: Atelornis crossleyi Sharpe, 1875, Ampasmonhavo, Madagascar.
Monotypic.
Distribution: E half of Madagascar, from Tsaratanana Strict Nature Reserve in N to Andohahela National Park in S.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird on the ground Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
herve jacob 7 November 2008 2 years ago 17 sec 3.5
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Calling male on a trunk
Locality Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Dubi shapiro 6 December 2010 49 weeks ago 4.6 -
Using a mossy log as a song perch.
Locality Mananara Lodge, Anjozorobe Forest Corridor, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 26 November 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
A responsive male lurches towards us intrigued by our presence
Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Christian Boix Hinzen 10 October 2007 2 years ago 2.3
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Short calls of a bird during the song of a Common Newtonia.
Locality Maromiza Forest, Toamasina Province, Madagascar
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 1996 1 year ago 3
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