Ampoza ground roller
Extinct species of bird
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The Ampoza ground roller (Brachypteracias langrandi) was a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae.[2] It is known only from a single humerus fossil discovered in 1929 in southwest Madagascar.[1] Little is known about the species, but it is suggested that the bird's habitat becoming more arid was a contributing factor in its demise.[1]
| Ampoza ground roller Temporal range: Holocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Brachypteraciidae |
| Genus: | Brachypteracias |
| Species: | †B. langrandi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Brachypteracias langrandi Goodman, 2000[1] | |
Taxonomy and systematics
The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek brakhupteros, meaning short-winged.[3] The species was named in honour of Olivier Langrand, an ornithologist who had worked in Madagascar.[1]
