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| − | [[ | + | ;[[:Category:Eurystomus|Eurystomus]] glaucurus |
| − | + | [[Image:Broad-billed_Roller.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mikemik.<br>Photographed: Lower Zambezi, [[Zambia]].]] | |
| − | [[Image:Broad-billed_Roller.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mikemik.<br>Photographed: Lower Zambezi, Zambia.]] | + | Other names: Cinnamon Roller, African Broad-billed Roller, Rolle violet, Rolle africain, Zimtroller, Carraca Picogorda, Gulnäbbad blåkråka, Geelbekscharrelaar, Euristimo africano. |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ''Eurystomus glaucurus'' has four subspecies: | |
| + | *''E. g. glaucurus''; | ||
| + | *''E. g. afer''; | ||
| + | *''E. g. suahelicus''; and | ||
| + | *''E. g. pulcherrimus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Its preferred perch is in the top of very tall trees which can make this otherwise striking bird difficult to see. | Its preferred perch is in the top of very tall trees which can make this otherwise striking bird difficult to see. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "''Eurystomus glaucurus''" downloaded 29 May 2008. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Eurystomus+glaucurus}} | {{GSearch|Eurystomus+glaucurus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eurystomus]] [[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 11:02, 29 May 2008
- Eurystomus glaucurus
Other names: Cinnamon Roller, African Broad-billed Roller, Rolle violet, Rolle africain, Zimtroller, Carraca Picogorda, Gulnäbbad blåkråka, Geelbekscharrelaar, Euristimo africano.
Identification
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Eurystomus glaucurus has four subspecies:
- E. g. glaucurus;
- E. g. afer;
- E. g. suahelicus; and
- E. g. pulcherrimus.
Habitat
Behaviour
Its preferred perch is in the top of very tall trees which can make this otherwise striking bird difficult to see.
References
Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Eurystomus glaucurus" downloaded 29 May 2008.
