cuckoo-roller order

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The cuckoo-roller order (Leptosomiformes) is a small, distinct bird order represented today by the single species known as the cuckoo-roller, endemic to Madagascar and nearby islands.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
cuckoo-roller order canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird order ⓘ
taxonomic order ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
billType robust bill adapted for catching large insects ⓘ
clade Coraciimorphae ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize small clutch ⓘ
commonName cuckoo-roller order ⓘ
conservationNote only representative species is of conservation concern at local scales ⓘ
containsTaxon Leptosomus ⓘ
linked to: Leptosomus discolor

Leptosomus discolor ⓘ
diet chameleons ⓘ
large insects ⓘ
distinctFrom Coraciiformes ⓘ
Cuculiformes ⓘ
Piciformes ⓘ
ecologicalNiche arboreal insectivore ⓘ
endemicToRegion Madagascar ⓘ
nearby islands of the western Indian Ocean ⓘ
flightCapability strong flier ⓘ
fossilRecord poorly known ⓘ
geographicDistribution Comoros ⓘ
Madagascar ⓘ
nearby islands in the western Indian Ocean ⓘ
hasExtantRepresentatives yes ⓘ
hasOnlyExtantSpecies Leptosomus discolor ⓘ
includesCommonName cuckoo-roller ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
monotypic yes ⓘ
namedAfter Leptosomus discolor ⓘ
numberOfExtantSpecies 1 ⓘ
perchingBehavior often perches motionless high in canopy ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageCharacteristic males and females differ markedly in coloration ⓘ
recognizedBy modern avian taxonomies ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior nests in tree cavities ⓘ
scientificName Leptosomiformes ⓘ
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
subclass Neognathae ⓘ
systematicsNote molecular studies support its status as a distinct order ⓘ
traditionally placed near rollers and kingfishers ⓘ
taxonomicAuthority recognized in major bird lists such as IOC and HBW/BirdLife ⓘ
taxonRank order ⓘ
typicalHabitat forests of Madagascar ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leptosomiformes → commonName → cuckoo-roller order ⓘ
Leptosomiformes → commonName → cuckoo-roller order ⓘ
subject linked to: cuckoo-roller order