Coraciiformes
Rollers (Coraciidae)
HBW 6, p. 342
- Medium-sized, brightly coloured birds with short, hook-tipped bill, short legs, medium-length wings, and sometimes long tail-streamers.
- Old World.
- Open woodland, savanna woodland, forest edge, some species in lowland rainforest or at its margins; in warm climes.
- 2 genera, 12 species, 31 taxa.
- No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
- 2
- 10
List of species:
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- 34 16 18 8 1 Purple Roller (Coracias naevius)
- 85 5 50 30 8 2 Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
- 5 1 2 2 8 3 Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii)
- 7 1 2 4 8 4 Racquet-tailed Roller (Coracias spatulatus)
- 64 1 43 20 8 5 Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
- 42 16 26 8 6 Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
- 55 43 12 6 7 European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
- 31 5 9 17 8 8 Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
- 6 3 3 8 9 Blue-throated Roller (Eurystomus gularis)
- 18 1 9 8 8 10 Cinnamon Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus)
- 47 4 22 21 8 11 Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
- 1 1 6 12 Azure Roller (Eurystomus azureus)
Family statistics
2 genera, 12 species
| 395 files covering | |
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| 2 genera | (100%) |
| 12 species | (100%) |
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