Long-tailed Ground-Roller

Uratelornis chimaera

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The long-tailed ground roller (Uratelornis chimaera) is a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae, placed in the monotypic genus Uratelornis. Endemic to arid spiny forests near the coast in southwestern Madagascar, this ground roller occurs at extremely low population densities throughout its habitat. This species requires shade and a deep layer of leaves on the ground, and it is absent from parts of the spiny forest lacking these features. It has

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  1. (c) Frank Vassen, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/4308932041/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uratelornis_chimaera

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