Atelornis
Atelornis | |
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Pitta-like ground roller | |
Scientific classification | |
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 |
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Atelornis crossleyi — Sharpe, 1875 | Rufous-headed ground roller | Madagascar. | |
Atelornis pittoides — Lafresnaye, 1834 | Pitta-like ground roller | Madagascar. |
Categories:
- Atelornis
- Bird genera
- Endemic birds of Madagascar
- Taxa named by Jacques Pucheran
- Coraciiformes stubs