The Ampoza ground roller (Brachypteracias langrandi) was a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae. It is known only from a single...
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genera in the family Brachypteraciidae: An extinct species, the Ampoza ground roller (Brachypteracias langrandi), of presumed Holocene age, was described...
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Brachypteracias is a small genus of birds in the ground-roller family Brachypteraciidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. There are two species: v...
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17th century Brachypteraciidae – ground rollers Extinct species of extant genera Brachypteracias Ampoza ground roller, Brachypteracias lagrandi (Madagascar)...
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List of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene (section Ground rollers (family Brachypteraciidae))
Common name Scientific name Range Comments Ampoza ground roller Brachypteracias langrandi Southwest Madagascar Only known from a single humerus fossil...
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or shared only with the Comoro Islands: the mesites, the ground-rollers, the cuckoo-roller, the asities and the vangas. In addition, recent studies suggest...
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