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Short Legged Ground Roller.  Brachypteracias leptosomus,Geotagged,Madagascar,Short legged ground roller,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. What a lovely surprise. Although I have a Madagascar birds book, somehow I've never heard of this one. Posted 9 years ago
  2. I remember there was a lot of walking, rain, and leaches involved to find this bird over 3 days. Posted 9 years ago
  3. Thank you for sharing. Didn't know it existed! Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thanks Oddfeel they dont stand out like a few of the other endemics but still nice to see in there natural environment. Posted 9 years ago

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The short-legged ground roller is a species of bird in the Brachypteraciidae family.
It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.

Species identified by Back Water Fox
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By Back Water Fox

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Uploaded Apr 23, 2016. Captured Sep 12, 2015 02:04 in Tsaratanana, Madagascar.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/4.0
  • 1/395s
  • ISO500
  • 500mm