Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogasterCuvier, GLCFD, 1816
English (US) Blue-bellied Roller
The Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Coraciidae (Rollers) in the order Coraciiformes.
Range: Senegambia to Central African Republic, southern South Sudan, and northeastern Democratic Republic of the CongoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Coracias cyanogaster
- Family
- Coraciidae (Rollers)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-bellied Roller
- Described by
- Cuvier, GLCFD, 1816
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Cuvier, GLCFD, 1816
- Type locality
- Java, error = Senegal.
- Original description
- Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée 1 p.401
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Racket-tailed Roller
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Purple Roller
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Indian Roller
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Purple-winged Roller
Coracias temminckii
Indochinese Roller
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Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
European Roller
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