Scaly Ground Roller

When to see the Scaly Ground Roller

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Scaly Ground Roller

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Scaly Ground Roller

The scaly ground roller is a species of bird in a monotypic genus in the near-passerine family Brachypteraciidae. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The scaly ground roller is found at elevations below 1,000 meters (3,300 ft), and one of the few birds of Madagascar to reside in lowland rainforest.

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Easily confused with

Rufous-headed Ground RollerAtelornis crossleyiThe sexes are similar in this distinctively-coloured bird about 25 cm (10 in) long. Short-legged Ground RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusThe short-legged ground roller has a large head and bill, and a puffy throat. Long-tailed Ground RollerUratelornis chimaeraThe long-tailed ground roller's silhouette is highly distinctive due to its long tail and plump silhouette.