Scaly ground roller

Scaly ground roller
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Brachypteraciidae
Genus: Geobiastes
Sharpe, 1871
Species:
G. squamiger
Binomial name
Geobiastes squamiger
(Lafresnaye, 1838)
Synonyms[2][3][4]

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The scaly ground roller (Geobiastes squamiger) is a species of bird in a monotypic genus in the near-passerine family Brachypteraciidae. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The scaly ground roller is found at elevations below 1,000 meters (3,300 ft), and one of the few birds of Madagascar to reside in lowland rainforest.[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Geobiastes squamiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682937A92969930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682937A92969930.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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