Rollers (Coraciidae)
Purple Roller (Coracias naevius) - HBW 6, p. 371
French: Rollier varié
German: Strichelracke
Spanish: Carraca Coroniparda
Other common names: Rufous-crowned Roller
Taxonomy: Coracias nævia Daudin, 1800, Senegal.
Relationships uncertain; no obvious close allies. Species name frequently given as feminine, naevia, as in original description, but genus is masculine. Original spelling of species name actually appears to be “noevia”, but appearance of diphthongs varies with original typescripts, and evidence from this same work indicates author's intended name to have been “naevia”. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- naevius Daudin, 1800 - Senegal E to Somalia, and S to Tanzania.
- mosambicus Dresser, 1890 - Angola and Namibia E to Zambia, S Mozambique and NE South Africa (N Natal).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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looking around Locality Mandinaba, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp naevius)
Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 36 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a pole, starts flying Locality Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 2 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird sunning on the top of a bush Locality Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (ssp naevius)
Peter van Dam 28 August 2006 4 years ago 27 sec 4 -
bird perching in a tree Locality Bansang, Central River Division, The Gambia (ssp naevius)
Daniêl Jimenez 28 December 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 45 sec 3.4 -
A couple in a tree Locality Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2008 1 year ago 33 sec 3 -
A close-up of a bird perched. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 2 years ago 19 sec 3
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Feeding on a large scorpion near Lower Sabie Park.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 16 May 2011 35 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult Purple Roller sitting in tree
Locality Swaziland
ingwe24 3 July 2008 2 years ago 3.8 -
Near river Boteti after an exceptional rain
Locality Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana
Marco Valentini 23 August 2010 49 weeks ago 3.8 -
Resting on a branch.
Locality Lower Sabie Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 29 April 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
The sole 'Purple Roller',also named 'Rufous-crowned Roller' I've seen on 3 trips to The Gambia!
Locality Lamin Fields, Western Division, The Gambia
Michael Van Bosch 3 April 2006 1 year ago 3.7 -
In an acacia
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 9 February 2010 1 year ago 3.7
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