Long-tailed Ground-roller
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Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Brachypteraciidae

[Photo] Long-tailed Ground-roller (Uratelornis chimaera). Early morning, in the Spiny Forest. Source: Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigec/1532155298/). Date: July 31, 2007. Author: Clements Nigel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigec/).

The Long-tailed Ground-roller (Uratelornis chimaera) is a species of bird in the family(biology) Brachypteraciidae, in the monotypic genus Uratelornis. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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