Pitta-like Ground-rollerDutch: Blauwkopgrondscharrelaar |
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| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Brachypteraciidae |
| Genus: | Atelornis |
| Species: | Atelornis pittoides |
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| Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 63 mm |
| Length cranium: | 30 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 24 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 18 mm |
| Alternative names: Blaukopf-Erdracke (German), Brachyptérole pittoïde (French), Carraca-terrestre Cabeciazul (Spanish) | |