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سبزقبای کوکو
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The cuckoo-roller or courol (Leptosomus discolor) is the only bird in the family Leptosomidae , which was previously often placed in the order Coraciiformes but is now placed in its own order Leptosomiformes. The cuckoo-roller is at the root of a group that contains the Trogoniformes, Bucerotiformes, Piciformes, and Coraciiformes. Despite its name, the cuckoo-roller does not share close evolutionary origins with cuckoos or rollers.
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The Cuckoo-roller, scientifically named *Leptosomus discolor*, is a species of bird within the class Aves. It belongs to the genus *Leptosomus* and has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The species is also referred to by the common names Kuckucksroller, Carraca curol, and Courol vouroudriou.
This organism has a recorded mass of 255 and is native to Africa. Its current IUCN conservation status is Least Concern, a designation updated in 2025. The species has been documented in 216 observations on iNaturalist.
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Species
Least ConcernCuckoo-roller
species
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leptosomus
- Mass
- 255
- Image
- Male cuckoo roller.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Leptosomus discolor
- taxon name
- Leptosomus discolor
- Commons gallery
- Leptosomus discolor
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- taxon common name
- Kirombo
- taxon range
- Africa
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