Rollers
Lilac-breasted Roller
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae
Genera
Coracias Eurystomus

The Rollers are an Old World family of near passerine birds. The Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudataus, is a member of the Roller family of Birds It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful Near passerine Birds including the Kingfishers the Hoopoe, the Bee-eaters the Coracias is a genus of the Rollers, an Old World family of Near passerine Birds related to the Kingfishers and Eurystomus is a Genus of the Roller family of Birds It contains four broad-billed species which breeds in Africa, Asia The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to Arboreal Birds or those most often believed to be related to the true Passerines Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. They resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. The true crows are large Passerine Birds that comprise the Genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Kingfishers are small bright colored Birds of the three families Alcedinidae ( River kingfishers, Halcyonidae ( Tree kingfishers, and Cerylidae ( Water The bee-eaters are a group of Near passerine Birds in the family Meropidae They share the colourful appearance of those groups, blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but not the outer one.

These are insect eaters, usually catching their prey in the air. They often perch prominently whilst hunting, like giant shrikes. Shrikes are Passerine Birds of the family Laniidae Most shrike species occur in Eurasia and Africa, but two breed in North America The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform.

These are birds of warm climates. They nest in an unlined tree-hole, and lay 2-4 eggs.

The eleven species are:

Genus Coracias

• European Roller Coracias garrulus
• Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinica
• Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata
• Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulata
• Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevia
• Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
• Temminck's Roller Coracias temminckii
• Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster

Genus Eurystomus

• Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
• Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis
• Azure Roller Eurystomus azureus
• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

References

• Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers by Fry, Fry and Harris, ISBN 0-7136-8028-8

External links

• Roller videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Roller From Turkey

Coracias is a genus of the Rollers, an Old World family of Near passerine Birds related to the Kingfishers and The European Roller, Coracias garrulus, is the only member of the Roller family of Birds to breed in Europe. The Abyssinian Roller, Coracias abyssinica, is a member of the Roller family of Birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of The Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudataus, is a member of the Roller family of Birds It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa UserPolbot. -->The Racket-tailed Roller ( Coracias spatulatus) is a species of Bird in the Coraciidae The Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevia (formerly Purple Roller is found over sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as Namibia and the Transvaal. thumb|left The Indian Roller ( Coracias benghalensis) was formerly locally called the Blue Jay a Misnomer. UserPolbot. -->The Purple-winged Roller ( Coracias temminckii) is a species of Bird in the Coraciidae The Blue-bellied Roller, Coracias cyanogaster is a member of the Roller family of Birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Eurystomus is a Genus of the Roller family of Birds It contains four broad-billed species which breeds in Africa, Asia The Broad-billed Roller, Eurystomus glaucurus, is a member of the Roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar UserPolbot. -->The Blue-throated Roller ( Eurystomus gularis) is a species of Bird in the Coraciidae The Purple Dollarbird or Azure Roller ( Eurystomus azureus) is a species of Bird in the Coraciidae family The Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis also known as the Dollar Roller is a bird of the Roller family so named because of the distinctive blue

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