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:
Sort and Filter [ + ]
- 45 25 20 8 1 Purple Roller (Coracias naevius)
- 109 5 73 31 8 2 Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
- 8 1 5 2 8 3 Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii)
- 9 1 3 5 8 4 Racquet-tailed Roller (Coracias spatulatus)
- 85 1 63 21 8 5 Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
- 56 30 26 8 6 Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
- 75 61 14 6 7 European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
- 33 5 11 17 8 8 Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
- 6 3 3 8 9 Blue-throated Roller (Eurystomus gularis)
- 25 1 15 9 8 10 Cinnamon Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus)
- 55 5 28 22 8 11 Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
- 5 1 1 3 6 12 Azure Roller (Eurystomus azureus)
Family statistics
2 genera, 12 species
| 511 files covering | |
|---|---|
| 2 genera | (100%) |
| 12 species | (100%) |
Email this page