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Brachypteracias

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

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

Species

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There are two species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Brachypteracias langrandi — Goodman, 2000 Ampoza ground roller Madagascar.
Brachypteracias leptosomus — (Lesson, 1833) Short-legged ground roller Madagascar.