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Roller

Coracias garrulus
Rollers (Coraciidae)

Rolleron RikenMon's Nature.Guide

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Large bright blue head with a sturdy beak, belly and wings are blue. The tail has a black topside and is blue-white at the end. Young are lighter coloured.

Often on high lookout points to spot prey below. Both parents feed the young. 

⇔ l. 29-32 cm

Migrates to southern Africa for winter, breeds in Europe.

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0 LookAlikes (LA):

Roller

Scharrelaar

Blauracke

Rollier d'Europe

Ghiandaia marina

Carraca Europea

Rolieiro-comum

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