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Common Name

Cuckoo Roller

Alternate Names

Common Type

Cuckoo Roller

Order

Leptosomiformes

Family

Leptosomidae

Genus

Leptosomus

Species

discolor

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Madagascar,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Forests and woodlands

Distribution and Range

Madagascar and Comoro Islands

Food

Diet includes chameleons, geckos, grasshoppeers, cicadas, stick insects and other insects.

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Bird

Cuckoo Roller

Cuckoo Roller

Leptosomiformes

Leptosomidae

Leptosomus

discolor

Least Concern

Madagascar,

0

Resident

Forests and woodlands

Madagascar and Comoro Islands

Diet includes chameleons, geckos, grasshoppeers, cicadas, stick insects and other insects.

Monotypic. Very tame, and generally not disturbed by the people of Madagascar, whom have legends and myths about them. Often considered a good omen, as the harbinger of clear weather and because it is often seen in pairs it is associated with couples and love.