Ampoza ground roller explained

The Ampoza ground roller (Brachypteracias langrandi) was a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae.^[1] It is known only from a single humerus fossil discovered in 1929 in southwest Madagascar. Little is known about the species, but it is suggested that the bird's habitat becoming more arid was a contributing factor in its demise.

Taxonomy and systematics

The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek brakhupteros, meaning short-winged.^[2] The species was named in honour of Olivier Langrand, an ornithologist who had worked in Madagascar.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hume, Julian P. . 2017 . Extinct Birds . 2nd . Bloomsbury Natural History . 978-1-472-93745-2.
2. Jobling, J. A. (2017). Brachypteracias in Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology. In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2017). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from www.hbw.com).