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+ | ''Coracias naevia'' | ||
[[Image:Rufous-crowned_Roller.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by juninho <br/>Photographed: Laikipia, Kenya. ]] | [[Image:Rufous-crowned_Roller.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by juninho <br/>Photographed: Laikipia, Kenya. ]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | ''Coracias naevius'' has two subspecies: | |
+ | *"C. n. naevius''; and | ||
+ | *"C. n. mosambicus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry thornveld. | Dry thornveld. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Coracias+naevia}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coracias]] [[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 12:30, 28 May 2008
- Coracias naevius
Coracias naevia
Identification
Dull coloured bird.
Distribution
Sub Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Coracias naevius has two subspecies:
- "C. n. naevius; and
- "C. n. mosambicus.
Habitat
Dry thornveld.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, spiders, scorpions and small lizards.
It builds nests in trees or old woodpecker holes. 3 white eggs are laid and the young are fed by both parents.