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Species
Least ConcernPurple Roller
species
Observations1,551
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Coracias
- Image
- 151 Purple roller in flight in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Coracias naevius
- Commons category
- Coracias naevius
- Commons gallery
- Coracias naevius
- taxon common name
- rolieiro-de-sobrancelha-branca
- short name
- C. naevius
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The name "purple roller" can also refer to the azure dollarbird (Eurystomus azureus) of Indonesia.
The purple roller (Coracias naevius), or rufous-crowned roller, is a medium-sized bird widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Compared with other rollers its colours are rather dull and its voice harsh and grating.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Purple Roller” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.