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Gound rollers

Order: Coraciiformes
Family:

Species on page - 1 species in 1 genus depicted (out of 5 species in four genera)

+ Pitta-like ground-roller (Atelornis pittoides)

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Pitta-like ground-roller (Atelornis pittoides)

Pitta-like

madagascar 2025
Pitta-like ground-roller (Atelornis pittoides)
Family: Brachypteraciidae (ground-rollers)
Ranomafana National Park
Madagascar
November 1, 2025
Canon R5m2

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Other Coraciiformes (5 out of 6 families depicted - taxonomy in flux, cf Bucerotiformes)

Alcedines (Alcedininae, Halcyoninae, Cerylinae): Kingfishers - (12 species in 8 genera depicted out of around 114 species in 19 genera)
+ Alcedinidae: Alcedininae river kingfishers (4 genera, 5 species depicted)
+ Alcedinidae: Halcyoninae: tree kingfishers (2 genera, 3 species depicted)
+ Alcedinidae: Cerylinae: water kingfishers (2 genera, 3 species depicted)
+ Coraciidae: rollers
+ Meropidae: bee-eaters
+ Momotidae: motmots
+ Brachypteraciidae: ground rollers

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Last modified: December 4, 2025
Created: December 4, 2025 (from roller page)
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