Ampoza ground roller

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]