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Photo of Pitta-like Ground-Roller (Atelornis pittoides)

Pitta-like Ground-Roller

Atelornis pittoides

The pitta-like ground roller (Atelornis pittoides) is a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae. The species is monotypic, having no subspecies. It is endemic to Madagascar.

The species was described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1834. The specific name pittoides is a reference to its resemblance to the pittas, an unrelated family of passerine birds.

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