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Scaly Ground-Roller
Geobiastes squamiger (de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1838)
The scaly ground roller is a species of bird in a monotypic genus in the near-passerine family Brachypteraciidae. It is endemic to eastern Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The scaly ground roller is found at elevations below 1,000 meters (3,300 ft), and one of the few birds of Madagascar to reside in lowland rainforest. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Brachypteraciidae
Genus:
Geobiastes
Scientific:
Geobiastes squamiger
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Brachypteraciidae
Genus:
Geobiastes
Scientific:
Geobiastes squamiger
Original description
Citation:
(de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1838)
Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne
1 p.224
Protonym:
Brachypteracias squamigera
Type locality:
Madagascar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19574#page/232/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7821A1F0BE8AD28D
Avibase ID:
avibase-7821A1F0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7821A1F0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692689
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Geobiastes squamiger: dense rainforest of central and northeastern Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
Scaly Ground-Roller
Catalan:
Gaig terrestre escatós
Czech:
kurolec šupinkový
Danish:
Skællet Ellekrage
German:
Schuppenerdracke
Spanish:
Carraca terrestre escamosa
Spanish (Spain):
Carraca Terrestre Escamosa
Finnish:
suomumarhi
French:
Brachyptérolle écaillé
Croatian:
ljuskasta zlatovrana
Hungarian:
pikkelyes földiszalakóta
Icelandic:
Flöguhrani
Italian:
Coracia terragnola squamata
Japanese (romaji):
urokojibuppousou
Japanese:
ウロコジブッポウソウ
Lithuanian:
Žvynuotasis dirvinis žalvarnis
Dutch:
Geschubde Grondscharrelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skjelmarkråke
Norwegian:
Skjellmarkråke
Polish:
ziemnokraska łuskowana
Portuguese:
Rolieiro-da-terra-escamoso
Portuguese (Portugal):
rolieiro-terrestre-escamoso
Russian:
Чешуйчатая земляная ракша
Slovak:
krakľovec šupinatý
Serbian:
Ljuskasta modrovrana sa tla
Swedish:
fjällig markblåkråka
Ukrainian:
Підкіпка чорновуса
Chinese:
鳞斑地三宝鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
鱗斑地寶鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Scaled Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Scaled Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Scaled Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Scaled Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Scaly Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Scaly Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Brachyptérolle écaillé ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Brachyptérolle écaillé ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 1st edition: Scaly Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements, version 2021: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements, version 2022: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Clements, version 2023: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Clements, version 2024: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Scaly Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 4th edition: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Clements 6th edition: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements, version 2015: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements, version 2016: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements, version 2017: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements, version 2018: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Clements, version 2019: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 1.50: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 1.52: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 1.53: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 1.54: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 1.55: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 2015: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 2016: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 2017: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 2018: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 2019: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 2021: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| eBird version 2022: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| eBird version 2023: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| eBird version 2024: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Scaly Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Scaly Ground Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Scaly Ground-roller ( Brachypteracias squamiger) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Scaly Ground-roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Scaly Ground Roller ( Geobiastes squamiger) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Scaled Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Brachypteracias squamigera |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Brachypteracias squamigera |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Brachypteracias squamigera |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Scaly Ground-Roller ( Brachypteracias squamigera) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Geobiastes squamiger |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Geobiastes squamiger |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Люспеста земна синявица
Catalan: Gaig terrestre escatós
Czech: Kurolec šupinkový
Danish: Skællet Ellekrage
German: Schuppenerdracke
English: Scaled Ground Roller, Scaled Groundroller, Scaled Ground-Roller, Scaly Ground Roller, Scaly Groundroller, Scaly Ground-Roller
English, HBW: Scaly Ground-roller
English (IOC): Scaly Ground Roller
English (United States): Scaly Ground-Roller
Spanish: Carraca Terrestre Escamosa, Carraca-terrestre Escamosa
Spanish (Spain): Carraca Terrestre Escamosa
Spanish (HBW): Scaly Ground-Roller
Estonian: soomus-maaraag
Finnish: suomumarhi
French: Brachyptérolle écaillé, Brachyptérolle écailleux, Rollier terrestre écailleux
Croatian: ljuskasta zlatovrana
Hungarian: pikkelyes földiszalakóta
Icelandic: Flöguhrani
Italian: Coracia terragnola squamata, Ghiandaia marina terricola squamosa
Japanese (romaji): urokojibuppousou
Japanese: ウロコジブッポウソウ
Scientific: Brachypteracias squamiger, Brachypteracias squamigera, Geobiastes squamiger, Geobiastes squamigera
Lithuanian: Žvynuotasis dirvinis žalvarnis
Malagasy: Fagadiovy
Dutch: Geschubde Grondscharrelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skjelmarkråke
Norwegian: Kjellmarkråke, Skjellmarkråke
Polish: ziemnokraska luskowana, ziemnokraska łuskowana
Portuguese: Rolieiro-da-terra-escamoso
Portuguese (Portugal): rolieiro-terrestre-escamoso
Russian: Чешуйчатая земляная ракша
Slovak: krakľovec šupinatý
Slovenian: luskovranka
Serbian: Ljuskasta modrovrana sa tla
Swedish: Fjällig markblåkråka
Turkish: Pullu yerkuzgunu
Ukrainian: Підкіпка чорновуса
Chinese: 鳞斑地三宝鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 鱗斑地寶鳥
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