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Brachypteraciidae (ground roller)
Taxonomy
Brachypteraciidae was named by Bonaparte (1854). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré (2000).
It was assigned to Coraciides by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Coracioidea by Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré (2000), Clarke et al. (2009); to Coraciiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017); and to Coracii by Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Coraciides by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Coracioidea by Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré (2000), Clarke et al. (2009); to Coraciiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017); and to Coracii by Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Brachypteraciidae Bonaparte |
| 2000 | Brachypteraciidae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré p. 544 |
| 2007 | Brachypteraciidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2009 | Brachypteraciidae Clarke et al. p. 597 |
| 2014 | Brachypteraciidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Brachypteraciidae Clements et al. |
| 2022 | Brachypteraciidae Mayr p. 209 figs. Fig. 10.8 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Brachypteraciidae Bonaparte 1854 [ground roller]
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G. Atelornis Pucheran 1846 [ground roller]
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Atelornis pittoides Lafresnaye 1834 [Pitta-like ground-roller]
G. Brachypteracias Lafresnaye 1834 [ground roller]
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†Brachypteracias langrandi Goodman 2000 [Ampoza ground roller]
Brachypteracias leptosomus Lesson 1833 [Short-legged ground-roller]
G. Geobiastes Sharpe 1871 [ground roller]
G. Uratelornis Rothschild 1895 [great albatross]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||