See text The scaly ground roller (Geobiastes squamiger) is a species of bird in a monotypic genus in the near-passerine family Brachypteraciidae.

The scaly ground roller is found at elevations below 1,000 meters (3,300 ft), and one of the few birds of Madagascar to reside in lowland rainforest.

The nests are generally found near sources of water and where there's great herbaceous ground coverage.

[3] The species was moved to Geobiastes to reflect its unclear phylogenetic relationship with the sister taxon to its family Brachypteraciidae, Brachypteracias leptosomus.

[9] The scaly ground roller is threatened by habitat loss and is considered by IUCN to be a vulnerable species.

[1] Although threatened by removal of its ecological niche, it is more resilient to climate change and forest conversion effects than other similar species.