Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus - Rolle violet

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Coraciidés
Genus
:
Eurystomus
Species
:
glaucurus

Descriptor

Müller, PLS, 1776

Biometrics

Size
: 29 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 84 à 166 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a species of bird in the Coraciidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Eurystomus glaucurus glaucurus (Madagascar)
Eurystomus glaucurus aethiopicus (Ethiopia)
Eurystomus glaucurus afer (Senegal and Gambia to n DRCongo and Sudan)
Eurystomus glaucurus suahelicus (s Somalia to Uganda, n Zambia, Angola, Mozambique and ne South Africa)

Foreign names

Rolle violet,
Carraca picogorda,
rolieiro-de-bico-amarelo,
Zimtracke,
lilatorkú csörgőmadár,
Breedbekscharrelaar,
Uccello dollaro africano,
gulnäbbad blåkråka,
Brednebbråke,
širokozobka škoricová,
šírozobec skořicový,
Brednæbbet Ellekrage,
afrikansininärhi,
Geelbektroupant,
gaig becgròs africà,
Brúnhrani,
kraskówka afrykańska,
mēļā zilvārna,
cimetasta krokarica,
Африканский широкорот,
アフリカブッポウソウ,
阔嘴三宝鸟,
闊嘴佛法僧,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove

Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas