Rufous-headed Ground Roller
Atelornis crossleyiSharpe, RB, 1875
English (US) Rufous-headed Ground Roller
The Rufous-headed Ground Roller (Atelornis crossleyi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Brachypteraciidae (Ground Rollers) in the order Coraciiformes.
Range: rainforest of central and northeastern MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Atelornis crossleyi
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Rufous-headed Ground Roller
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1875
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1875
- Type locality
- Ampasmonhavo, Madagascar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875, pt.1 p.74 pl.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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