Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularisVieillot, LJP, 1819
English (US) Blue-throated Roller
The Blue-throated Roller (Eurystomus gularis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Eurystomus gularis
- Family
- Coraciidae (Rollers)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-throated Roller
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1819
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Eurystomus gularis gularis
- Eurystomus gularis neglectus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1819
- Type locality
- 'Australasie,' error = Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 29 p.426
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Rollers
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Azure Dollarbird
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Oriental Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
Racket-tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus
Purple Roller
Coracias naevius
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Purple-winged Roller
Coracias temminckii
Indochinese Roller
Coracias affinis
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
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