Pitta-like ground roller
| Pitta-like ground roller | |
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| At Zurich Zoologischer Garten, Switzerland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Brachypteraciidae |
| Genus: | Atelornis |
| Species: | A. pittoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelornis pittoides Lafresnaye, 1834 | |
The pitta-like ground roller (Atelornis pittoides) is a species of bird in the Brachypteraciidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Atelornis pittoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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