Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
4-565.20.00
Leptosomiformes
English: Cuckoo roller; Courol.
Genera: 1: 1 species; 1 family.
Region: Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
Habitat: forests and woodlands.
Zoology
Leptosomus is a medium-large bird. Three subspecies are described.
Taxonomy
Leptosomus was previously often placed in the order Coraciiformes. Now it is placed in its own order Leptosomiformes. The cuckoo roller is at the root of a group that contains the Trogoniformes, Bucerotiformes, Piciformes, and Coraciiformes.