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

Rollier varié
adult
Rollier varié
adult

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

Rollier varié
adult

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

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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