Atelornis

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Atelornis
Atelornis pittoides -Zurich Zoologischer Garten-8a.jpg
Pitta-like ground roller
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Brachypteraciidae
Genus: Atelornis
Pucheran, 1846

Atelornis is a small genus of birds in the ground-roller family Brachypteraciidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.

Species[]

There are two species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Rufous-headed ground-roller (Atelornis crossleyi).jpg Atelornis crossleyi — Sharpe, 1875 Rufous-headed ground roller Madagascar.
Atelornis pittoides -Zurich Zoologischer Garten-8a.jpg Atelornis pittoides — Lafresnaye, 1834 Pitta-like ground roller Madagascar.


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