Atelornis

Atelornis is a small genus of birds in the ground-roller family Brachypteraciidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.^[1]

Atelornis
Pitta-like ground roller
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Brachypteraciidae
Genus:	Atelornis Pucheran, 1846

Species

There are two species:

Genus Atelornis – Pucheran, 1846 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Rufous-headed ground roller	Atelornis crossleyi Sharpe, 1875	Madagascar.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	NT
Pitta-like ground roller	Atelornis pittoides Lafresnaye, 1834	Madagascar.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC