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Definition of cuckoo-roller in English: cuckoo-rollernoun A bird resembling a roller, with an iridescent green cap, back, wings, and tail, found only in Madagascar. Leptosomus discolor, the only member of the family Leptosomatidae Also called courol Example sentencesExamples - Furthermore, the ground rollers, mesites and cuckoo-rollers are all endemic families and the couas, vangas and asities are endemic subfamilies.
- Birds of Africa include the emerald cuckoo, the helmetbird, the village weaver, and the cuckoo-roller.
- There are some extraordinary ancient relict bird species on Madagascar, such as the groundrollers, cuckoo-rollers, and mesites.
- It is also a good place for bird watching, with Madagascar green sunbird, cuckoo-rollers, blue pigeons, couas, Madagascar falcon, vasa parrots and many others.
- Other endemics we can expect to see include: vangas, cuckoo-rollers, and Vasa parrots.
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