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Rufous-headed Ground Roller (Atelornis crossleyi), family Brachypteraciidae, order Coraciiformes, endemic to Madagascar

photograph by Jainy Maria

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yes i'm still doing these!! i wasn't able to finish them all before my final exam (got an A+ in the class tho yay!!) so i wanted to take a breather before finishing them afterwards. also i totally got thrown into lamin research like right after the semester ended so i've been BUSY!!!

anyways, last two are accipitriformes and passeriformes. recommended me some passeriformes to include so that i can try to capture the diversity of the order!!!

Coraciiformes order

Which is the best bird?

Long-tailed ground roller

European roller

European bee-eater

Trinidad motmot

Pitta-like ground roller

Jamaican tody

Lilac-breasted roller

Cuban tody

Common kingfisher

Voting ended onJan 20

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Rufous-headed Ground-Roller

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The Long-tailed Ground Roller (Uratelornis chimaera) is endemic to the arid Spiny Forests near the coast of southwestern Madagascar. This ground roller occurs at extremely low population densities within its restricted range and is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It is also the only ground roller to display sexual dimorphism – a difference in plumage or size between the sexes. A truly cracking bird!

This fantastic photo was taken by Adam Riley.