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Short-legged ground roller

Brachypteracias leptosomus (R. Lesson, 1833)

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The short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) is a species in the family Brachypteraciidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 185 g to 185.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the short-legged ground roller

Weight
185 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the short-legged ground roller live?

Not recorded

What is the short-legged ground roller?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) is a species of bird in the ground roller family Brachypteraciidae. It is the only living species in the genus Brachypteracias and is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Short-legged ground roller” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short-legged_ground_roller&oldid=1379930084), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the short-legged ground roller endangered?

The short-legged ground roller is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the short-legged ground roller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyBrachypteraciidae
  6. genusBrachypteracias
  7. SpeciesBrachypteracias leptosomus (R. Lesson, 1833)

Synonyms Colaris leptosomus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Short-legged ground-rollerEnglish
  • Short-legged ground-rollerEnglish
  • Short-legged ground-rollerEnglish
  • شقراق الأرض قصير الأرجلArabic
  • Късокрака земна синявицаBulgarian
  • gaig terrestre camacurtCatalan
  • kurolec proužkohrdlýCzech
  • JordellekrageDanish
  • BindenerdrackeGerman
  • Binden-ErdrackeGerman
  • kurtkrura grundokoracioEsperanto
  • Carraca terrestre paticortaSpanish
  • vööt-maaraagEstonian
  • märkämarhiFinnish
  • Brachyptérolle leptosomeFrench
  • pjegava zlatovranaCroatian
  • szalagos földiszalakótaHungarian
  • Coracia terragnola zampecorteItalian
  • ジブッポウソウJapanese
  • barzdotasis dirvinis žalvarnisLithuanian
  • FangadiovyMalagasy
  • FandikalalanaMalagasy
  • Gebandeerde GrondscharrelaarDutch
  • tykknebbmarkråkeNorwegian
  • ziemnokraska obrożnaPolish
  • rolieiro-da-terra-elegantePortuguese
  • rolieiro-terrestre-de-patas-curtasPortuguese
  • Коротконогая земляная ракшаRussian
  • krakľovec obojkovýSlovak
  • zemljovrankaSlovenian
  • Kratkonoga modrovrana sa tlaSerbian
  • tjocknäbbad markblåkråkaSwedish
  • นกกราวนด์โรลเลอร์ขาสั้นThai
  • YerkuzgunuTurkish
  • підкіпка коротконогаUkrainian
  • 短腿地寶鳥Chinese
  • 短腿地三宝鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the short-legged ground roller

Other species in the same family Brachypteraciidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the short-legged ground roller?

An adult short-legged ground roller weighs 185 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the short-legged ground roller endangered?

The short-legged ground roller is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the short-legged ground roller?

The short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) belongs to the family Brachypteraciidae in the order Coraciiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-legged-ground-roller

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{short_legged_ground_roller_2026,
  title = {Short-legged ground roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-legged-ground-roller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}