Scaly ground roller
Species of bird endemic to Madagascar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Scaly ground roller | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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