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The Rollers are an Old World family of near passerine birds. They resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups, blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but not the outer one. Lilac-breasted Roller; originally uploaded to Dutch wikipedia by user Hooft; his own photo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Binomial name Coracias caudata Linnaeus, 1766 The Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudata, is a member of the roller family of birds. ...
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ...
Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ...
Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with...
Orders Many - see section below. ...
Families Alcedinidae Halcyonidae Cerylidae Brachypteraciidae Coraciidae Leptosomidae Meropidae Momotidae Todidae Bucerotidae Upupidae Phoeniculidae The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills. ...
The word roller can mean:- Some species of birds: see hereinunder. ...
Species Eurystomus is a genus of the roller family of birds. ...
The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands. ...
Near passerine is a term often given to those land birds most closely related to the true passerines in the order Passeriformes Rainbow Bee-eater They comprise Order Pterocliformes sandgrouse Order Columbiformes dodos, pigeons and doves Order Psittaciformes cockatoos and parrots Order Cuculiformes turacos and cuckoos Order Strigiformes owls Order...
Orders Many - see section below. ...
Species See text. ...
Families Alcedinidae Halcyonidae Cerylidae Kingfishers are birds of the three families Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water kingfishers). ...
Genera Nyctyornis Meropogon Merops The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. ...
These are insect eaters, usually catching their prey in the air. They often perch prominently whilst hunting, like giant shrikes. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform. Genera Lanius Eurocephalus Corvinella A shrike is a passerine bird of the family Laniidae which is known for its habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. ...
These are birds of warm climates. They nest in an unlined tree-hole, and lay 2-4 eggs.
The eleven species are:
Genus Coracias The word roller can mean:- Some species of birds: see hereinunder. ...
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinica
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata
- Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulata
- Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias noevia
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Temminck's Roller Coracias temminckii
- Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster
Genus Eurystomus Binomial name Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758 The European Roller, Coracias garrulus, is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. ...
Binomial name Coracias abyssinica Hermann, 1783 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 Sahara. ...
Binomial name Coracias caudata Linnaeus, 1766 The Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudata, is a member of the roller family of birds. ...
Binomial name Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Indian Roller also earlier locally incorrectly called the Blue Jay, (Coracias benghalensis) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds in tropical southern Asia from Iraq to Thailand. ...
Binomial name Coracias cyanogaster Cuvier, 1816 The Blue-bellied Roller, Coracias cyanogaster, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Senegal to northeast Zaire. ...
Species Eurystomus is a genus of the roller family of birds. ...
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis
- Azure Roller Eurystomus azureus
- Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Binomial name Eurystomus glaucurus (Statius Muller, 1776) The Broad-billed Roller, Eurystomus glaucurus, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions. ...
Binomial name Eurystomus orientalis , The dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) is a bird of the roller family, so named because of the silver-dollar sized spots on its wings. ...
Reference
- Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers by Fry, Fry and Harris, ISBN 0-7136-8028-8
External links - Roller videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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