English: Cuckoo roller; Courol.
Genera: 1: 1 species; 1 family.
Region:
Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
Habitat: forests and woodlands.
ZoologyLeptosomus is a medium-large bird. Three subspecies are described.
TaxonomyLeptosomus 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.