Purple Roller

Coracias naevius - Rollier varié

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Coraciidés
Genus
:
Coracias
Species
:
naevius

Descriptor

Daudin, 1800

Biometrics

Size
: 40 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 135 à 163 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Purple Roller (Coracias naevius) is a species of bird in the Coraciidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Coracias naevius naevius (Senegal and Gambia to Somalia and n Tanzania)
Coracias naevius mosambicus (Angola and s DRCongo to Namibia n South Africa)

Foreign names

Rollier varié,
Carraca coroniparda,
rolieiro-de-sobrancelha-branca,
Strichelracke,
zöldhátú szalakóta,
Roodkruinscharrelaar,
Ghiandaia marina caporossiccio,
fläckblåkråka,
Striperåke,
krakľa pestrá,
mandelík čárkovaný,
Blåvinget Ellekrage,
viirusininärhi,
Groottroupant,
gaig blau porprat,
kraska kreskowana,
progasta zlatovranka,
Рыжешапочная сизоворонка,
チャガシラニシブッポウソウ,
棕顶佛法僧,
棕頂佛法僧,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland