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Revision as of 05:54, 21 September 2017
- Coracias benghalensis
Identification
30-34cm (11¾-13¼)
- Brown back
- Lilac breast and face
- Blue crown, wings, tail and belly
Sexes are similar
Juvenile is a drabber version of the adult.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- C. b. benghalensis:
- C. b. indicus:
- C. b. affinis:
- North-eastern India to south-central China, northern Malay Peninsula and Indochina
Habitat
Open country, pasture and stubble, plantations and palm groves.
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes large insects, such as grasshoppers, crickets and earwigs, beetles, moths and wasps; also smaller reptiles like lizards and frogs.
Breeding
It nests in a lined hole in a tree or building, and lays about 3-5 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- TrekNature
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Indian Roller. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Indian_Roller
External Links
