European Roller

The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East, Central Asia and Morocco

Scientific Name : Coracias Garrulus

Family : Coraciidae

Order : Coraciiformes

Class : Aves

Type : Typical Rollers

Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)

Size : 29 - 32 cm

Compare Size : House crow -

Wingspan : 52 - 58 cm

Weight : 150 g

Migratory : Migrant

Sex Alike : Yes

Nesting Season : May to September

Other Names :

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Habitat:
found in a wide variety of habitats, bushy plains

Breeding:
Eggs, 5 - 6, Pure white

Feeding:
large insects, small reptiles, rodents and frogs

Male & Female
Upperparts	orange-brown
Head	pale-blue; with a dark orange-brown stripe running trough the eye starting from base of the bill
Neck	pale-blue
Underparts	pale-blue
Note : mainly blue