Summary ⁶

"A stocky bird with blue crown and vent and a brown breast, often seen perched on wires in open countryside."

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Sammy Sam, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Coracias_benghalensis_-India_-flying-8.jpg
2. Surajit Koley, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/105122.jpg
3. (c) Modified version by Yummifruitbat, original photograph by Peter Andersen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Coracias_benghalensis.jpg/460px-Coracias_benghalensis.jpg
4. (c) Elroy Serrao, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Indian_Roller02.jpg/460px-Indian_Roller02.jpg
5. (c) J.M.Garg, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Indian_Roller_%28Coracias_benghalensis%29_with_a_catch_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_3338.jpg/460px-Indian_Roller_%28Coracias_benghalensis%29_with_a_catch_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_3338.jpg
6. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26325201

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

Range Map

(c) Discover Life and original sources, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

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