Birds of the World

    CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae (Rollers)  
Genus: Coracias (9 species)


Abyssinian Roller
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
Range: AF: Mauritania to Ivory Coast, e to Eritrea, Somalia and Kenya
Poli, Cameroon  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Indochinese Roller
Indochinese Roller (Coracias affinis)
Range: OR: ne India to sc China, n Malay Pen. and Indochina
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Indian Roller
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Range: PAL: e Arabia to India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
India  
 
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus caudatus)
Range: AF: e, se, sc
Okavango, Botswana  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-bellied Roller
Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
Range: AF: Senegal to Guinea, e to s South Sudan and n DR Congo
Zoo, Atlanta,  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


European Roller
European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
Range: PAL: w, c
Kruger National Park, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Purple Roller
Purple Roller (Coracias naevius mosambicus)
Range: AF: widespread
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Racket-tailed Roller
Racket-tailed Roller (Coracias spatulatus)
Range: AF: Angola, se DR Congo and s Tanzania to n Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique
San Diego Zoo, California, USA  
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


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Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii)
Range: AU: Sulawesi, Manterawu (w of ne Sulawesi), Bangka (n of ne Sulawesi), Lembeh (ne of ne Sulawesi) and Muna and Butung (=Buton; se of se Sulawesi)
 




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