The short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) is a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae. It is the only living...
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closely related to the rollers in the family Coraciidae. Ground rollers share the generally crow-like size and build of the true rollers, ranging from 25 to...
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List of birds of Madagascar (category Articles with short description)
water. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly...
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List of birds by common name (category Articles with short description)
monarch Short-eared owl Short-legged ground roller Short-tailed akalat Short-tailed albatross Short-tailed antthrush Short-tailed drongo Short-tailed emerald...
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Madagascar lowland forests (category Articles with short description)
montane forests. The Madagascar serpent eagle (Eutriorchis astur), short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus), Madagascar red owl (Tyto soumagnei)...
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Brachypteracias (category Articles with short description)
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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List of vulnerable birds (category Articles with short description)
and bee-eaters. Hombron's kingfisher Plain-backed kingfisher Short-legged ground roller Philippine dwarf kingfisher Black-capped kingfisher South Philippine...
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Madagascar subhumid forests (category Articles with short description)
ericoid thickets. The Madagascar serpent eagle (Eutriorchis astur), short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus), Madagascar red owl (Tyto soumagnei)...
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List of birds of Africa (category Articles with short description)
Madagascar. Short-legged ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus Scaly ground-roller, Brachypteracias squamigera Pitta-like ground-roller, Atelornis pittoides...
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TMEM252 (category Articles with short description)
319 XP_025915801.1 188 33.2 48.70% Brachypteracias leptosomus Short-legged Ground-roller coraciiformes 319 NXS61352.1 175 32.1 44.90% Onychostruthus taczanowskii...
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and Comores. The following three families are endemic to Madagascar: Ground-rollers, a family within the Coraciiformes, containing five species in three...
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List of bird genera (category Articles with short description)
Brachypteraciidae - ground rollers Genus Atelornis Genus Brachypteracias - short-legged ground roller Genus Geobiastes - scaly ground roller Genus Uratelornis...
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Zahamena National Park (category Articles with short description)
hypoxantha), short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus), scaly ground roller (Brachypteracias squamiger), pitta-like ground roller (Atelornis...
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Ranomafana National Park (category Articles with short description)
are endemic to the park. Notable birds include ground rollers, blue vangas, short-legged ground rollers and brown mesites. There are four main sites for...
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List of Coraciiformes by population (category Articles with short description)
Aceros nipalensis 2500 – 9999 VU Scaly ground roller Brachypteracias squamiger 2500 – 9999 VU Short-legged ground roller Brachypteracias leptosomus 2500 –...
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The one-armed team beat the one-legged team quite handily. Two teams of Greenwich pensioners played at Aram's New Ground in Walworth for a prize of a thousand...
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List of sports (category Articles with short description)
International List A cricket Short form cricket 100-ball cricket T10 cricket Twenty20 Twenty20 International One-armed versus one-legged cricket Single wicket/Double...
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List of least concern birds (category Articles with short description)
sandgrouse Pallas's sandgrouse Tibetan sandgrouse Red-legged seriema Black-legged seriema Sunbittern Cuckoo roller Hoatzin Greater flamingo American flamingo Lists...
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List of birds of Russia (category Articles with short description)
morinellus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly...
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List of birds of the Gambia (category Articles with short description)
morinellus (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly...
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List of birds of Telangana (category Articles with short description)
official state bird of Telangana is the pala pitta, also known as the Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and...
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List of birds of the Canary Islands (category Articles with short description)
medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for...
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Haka (category Articles with short description)
haka, Rarotongan ʻaka, Hawaiian haʻa, Marquesan haka, meaning 'to be short-legged' or 'dance'; all from Proto-Polynesian saka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian...
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List of birds of Romania (category Articles with short description)
European roller, Coracias garrulus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff...
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List of birds of Andhra Pradesh (category Articles with short description)
asiaticus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly...
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List of birds of Turkey (category Articles with short description)
medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for...
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List of birds of Italy (category Articles with short description)
European roller, Coracias garrulus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff...
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List of birds of Madeira (category Articles with short description)
canus (A) Short-billed gull, Larus brachyrhynchus (A) Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis (A) Herring gull, Larus argentatus (A) Yellow-legged gull, Larus...
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List of birds of Kenya (category Articles with short description)
Rufous-crowned roller, Coracias naevius Broad-billed roller, Eurystomus glaucurus Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae The barbets are plump birds, with short necks...
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List of birds of Nigeria (category Articles with short description)
marginatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae Painted-snipe are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly...
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