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Blue Bellied Roller

Blue Bellied Roller

Photo by PrachiShah
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Description:

The Blue-bellied Roller is a large bird, nearly the size of a Jackdaw at 28-30 cm. It has a dark green back, white head, neck and breast, with the rest of the plumage mainly blue. Adults have 6The display of this bird is a lapwing-like display, with the twists and turns that give this species its English name. It nests in a hole in a tree cavity.cm tail streamers. Blue-bellied Roller is striking in its strong direct flight, with the brilliant blues of the wings contrasting with the dark back and white head, and the tail streamers trailing behind.

Habitat:

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. It is resident, apart from some local seasonal movements, in mature moist savannah dominated by Isoberlinia trees

Species ID Suggestions

Blue bellied Roller

Coracias cyanogaster

Comments (7)

good job Prachi !! welcome to project noah!!
Interesting article about London... http://www.towerhabitats.org/news/survey-shows-kingfishers-thriving-on-British-waterways.htm
Looks like a kingfisher to me.....

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