Ground Rollers

Brachypteraciidae

The family Brachypteraciidae (Ground Rollers) belongs to the order Coraciiformes and comprises 5 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 3 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).

Order: Coraciiformes
Species: 5
Threatened species: 3

All species of the family Brachypteraciidae

In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.

Scaly Ground Roller
Geobiastes squamiger
Short-legged Ground Roller
Brachypteracias leptosomus
Long-tailed Ground Roller
Uratelornis chimaera
Pitta-like Ground Roller
Atelornis pittoides
Rufous-headed Ground Roller
Atelornis crossleyi

Other families of the order Coraciiformes

Rollers
Coraciidae
13 species
Bee-eaters
Meropidae
31 species
Todies
Todidae
5 species
Motmots
Momotidae
14 species
Kingfishers
Alcedinidae
117 species

Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.