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The five most unique birds in the world

10,000 Birds

’s list because those birds have closer living relatives than some other birds do, despite their membership in the oldest extant group. The Cuckoo Roller — today found only in Madagascar and Comoros — is an oddball bird with a puffy head and a chameleon-eating habit. ’s list. Cuckoo Roller (Leptosomus discolor).