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;[[:Category:Coracias|Coracias]] naevius | ;[[:Category:Coracias|Coracias]] naevius | ||
| − | ''Coracias naevia'' | + | ''Coracias naevia'', ''Coracias noevius'' |
| − | + | [[Image:Rufous-crowned_Roller.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by juninho <br/>Location: Laikipia, [[Kenya]] ]] | |
| − | [[Image:Rufous-crowned_Roller.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by juninho <br/> | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Dull coloured bird. | Dull coloured bird. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Sub Saharan [[Africa]]. | + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Revision as of 05:36, 22 July 2008
Alternative name: Purple Roller
- Coracias naevius
Coracias naevia, Coracias noevius
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.
