The Pitta-like Ground-roller is a beautiful member of the small family - Brachypteraciidae. It lives in Madagascar. It is a close relative of the Rollers but has longer legs and spends most of its time on the ground hunting.
Classification:
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Brachypteraciidae
Genus: Atelornis
Species: A. pittoides
Photos:
Madagascar 2007 - 1847
Photo courtesy of markren
Pitta-like Ground-roller (Atelornis pittoides) @ Zurich Zoo
Photo courtesy of wolfieman
Pitta-like Ground-Roller
Photo courtesy of John D McKenna
pinebird posted a photo:. pitta-like ground roller. horrible shot - it was taken in nearly total darkness and "pushed" to the limit just to get this - it still is a great bird however. Read more…
Video:
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any video of this species to share here. If you know of one, please leave a comment with a link.
Commentary:
birds at the perinet reserve include the blue coua, red-fronted coua, blue vanga, red-tailed vanga, velvet asity, sunbird asity, pitta-like ground roller, short-legged ground roller, brown mesi… Read more…
