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| − | + | [[Image:Abyssinian_Roller.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|wim+de+groot|wim de groot}}<br/ >[[Gambia]], January 2005]] | |
| − | [[Image:Abyssinian_Roller.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|wim+de+groot|wim de groot}}<br/ > | ||
;[[:Category:Coracias|Coracias]] abyssinica | ;[[:Category:Coracias|Coracias]] abyssinica | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 28-30 cm | + | 28-30 cm: Tail streamers 12cm<br /> |
| − | + | *Brown back | |
| + | *Turquoise body | ||
| + | *Blue shoulders | ||
| + | *Dark bill and iris | ||
| + | *Legs and feet are horn-coloured<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes are similar<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''' is a duller version of the adult and lacks the tail streamers | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] | + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]: found from [[Senegambia]] to [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]] and [[Kenya]]; central [[Arabia]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Monotypic | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Acacia scub, dry savannah woodland and bushy grassland. Has also adapted to farmland and human habitation. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Performs aerial displays of diving, loop the loops & "rolling". | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes large insects. | The diet includes large insects. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
It nests in a scantily lined hole in a tree or building, and lays 3-6 eggs. | It nests in a scantily lined hole in a tree or building, and lays 3-6 eggs. | ||
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==Vocalisation== | ==Vocalisation== | ||
The call is a ''gak'' sound, or a screeched ''aaaargh''. | The call is a ''gak'' sound, or a screeched ''aaaargh''. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Coracias+abyssinica}} | {{GSearch|Coracias+abyssinica}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coracias]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coracias]] | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 2 June 2009
- Coracias abyssinica
Identification
28-30 cm: Tail streamers 12cm
- Brown back
- Turquoise body
- Blue shoulders
- Dark bill and iris
- Legs and feet are horn-coloured
Sexes are similar
Juvenile is a duller version of the adult and lacks the tail streamers
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa: found from Senegambia to Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya; central Arabia
Taxonomy
Monotypic
Habitat
Acacia scub, dry savannah woodland and bushy grassland. Has also adapted to farmland and human habitation.
Behaviour
Performs aerial displays of diving, loop the loops & "rolling".
Diet
The diet includes large insects.
Breeding
It nests in a scantily lined hole in a tree or building, and lays 3-6 eggs.
Vocalisation
The call is a gak sound, or a screeched aaaargh.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Abyssinian Roller. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Abyssinian_Roller
