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Leptosomatidae

Leptosomus discolor

Cuckoo Roller

John Harshman
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Containing group: 'Land Birds'

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Cuckoo rollers are traditionally placed within the order Coraciiformes, but molecular analyses show that they are not closely related to other rollers, Coraciidae and Brachypteracidae (Kirchman et al. 2001) and are not coraciiforms (Hackett et al. 2008).

Other Names for Leptosomus discolor

References

Hackett, S. J., Kimball, R. T., Reddy, S., Bowie, R. C. K., Braun, E. L., Braun, M. J., Chojnowski, J. L., Cox, W. A., Han, K.-L., Harshman, J., Huddleston, C. J., Marks, B. D., Miglia, K. J., Moore, W. A., Sheldon, F. H., Steadman, D. W., Witt, C. C., and Yuri, T. 2008. A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history. Science 320(5884):1763-1768.

Kirchman, J. J., S. J. Hackett, S. M. Goodman, and J. M. Bates. 2001. Phylogeny and systematics of ground rollers (Brachypteracidae) of Madagascar. Auk 118:849-863.

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Scientific Name Leptosomus discolor
Location Parc National de la Montagne d'Ambre, Madagascar
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source koekoek
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Copyright © 2005 Frank Wouters
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