Long-tailed Ground-Roller
- Scientific name
- Uratelornis chimaera
- Family
- Brachypteraciidae
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Long
Why it matters
The Long-tailed Ground-Roller is endemic to the spiny forests of southwestern Madagascar and is unique as the sole member of its genus. Collectors and ornithologists prize this species for its distinctively long tail and rounded wings, which are perfectly adapted for its ground-dwelling lifestyle rather than sustained flight.
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