Brachypteracias

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

Brachypteracias
Short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Brachypteraciidae
Genus: Brachypteracias
Lafresnaye, 1834

Species

There are two species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Brachypteracias langrandi — Goodman, 2000Ampoza ground rollerMadagascar.
Brachypteracias leptosomus — (Lesson, 1833)Short-legged ground rollerMadagascar.


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