Species
There are five species in four genera in the family Brachypteraciidae:
- Genus Brachypteracias
- Short-legged Ground Roller, Brachypteracias leptosomus
- Genus Geobiastes
- Scaly Ground Roller, Geobiastes squamiger
- Genus Uratelornis
- Long-tailed Ground Roller, Uratelornis chimaera
- Genus Atelornis
- Pitta-like Ground Roller, Atelornis pittoides
- Rufous-headed Ground Roller, Atelornis crossleyi
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