Ground roller

Ground rollers are a family of forest-dwelling birds endemic to Madagascar. They have strong legs, short wings, and largely terrestrial habits.

Brachypteraciidae: Brachypteraciidae is the bird family comprising Madagascar’s ground rollers. This is the scientific family name for the group.
Pitta-like ground roller: The pitta-like ground roller is a large, colorful ground roller of Madagascar’s eastern rainforests. It represents the family’s rainforest-dwelling form.
Foraging: Foraging is the search for and acquisition of food by an animal. Ground rollers search forest floors for prey and other food.
Deforestation in Madagascar: Deforestation in Madagascar is the removal or degradation of the island’s native forests. Forest clearing threatens the habitats on which ground rollers depend.
Madagascar: Madagascar is a large island nation in the western Indian Ocean, east of mainland Africa. The family’s entire natural range lies on this island.
Scaly ground roller: The scaly ground roller is a ground roller found in Madagascar’s dry western and southwestern forests. Its range and habitat contrast with the eastern rainforest species.
Insectivory: Insectivory is a diet based primarily on insects and other arthropods. Many ground rollers take invertebrates while probing or searching on the ground.
Habitat fragmentation: Habitat fragmentation is the division of continuous habitat into smaller, isolated patches. Fragmented forests can isolate populations of ground rollers.
Coraciiformes: Coraciiformes is a bird order that includes kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, and their relatives. Ground rollers are classified within this broader bird order.
Short-legged ground roller: The short-legged ground roller is a small ground roller inhabiting Madagascar’s humid forests. Its short legs and secretive habits show variation within the family.

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CoraciidaeCompared with: Ground rollers share a common name and order with rollers but belong to a different family.