Coracias-garrulus
Coracias garrulus

 

 

holm oak woodlandpseudo-steppebuildingsdiurnalcritically endangered

European Roller

 

ORDER: Coraciiformes
FAMILY: Coraciidae
SIZE: ++

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

OCCURRENCE: summer nesting migrant.
CHARACTERISTICS: orange back, blue belly, head and wings, with violet flight feathers; slightly curved beak.
FOOD: invertebrates, small vertebrates such as amphibians, reptiles and small birds.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: terrestrial.

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Species from the same group