Family

Ground-Rollers

Brachypteraciidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyBrachypteraciidae (Ground-Rollers)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Atelornis pittoides

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

VU Endemic

Brachypteracias leptosomus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Endemic

Geobiastes squamiger

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT Endemic

Atelornis crossleyi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

—Jan

—Feb

—Mar

—Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground-Rollers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4 of 4	~80%
	Pitta-like Ground Roller			~60%
	Rufous-headed Ground Roller			~30%
	Scaly Ground Roller			~20%
	Short-legged Ground Roller			<5%
2	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4 of 4	~80%
	Short-legged Ground Roller			~40%
	Scaly Ground Roller			~40%
	Pitta-like Ground Roller			~30%
	Rufous-headed Ground Roller			<5%

Ground-Rollers

Species in this group

Pitta-like Ground Roller

Short-legged Ground Roller

Scaly Ground Roller

Rufous-headed Ground Roller

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ground-Rollers

Parks Ranked