Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Rollers :: Abyssinian Roller

Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinica

Described by: Hermann (1783)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Coracias abyssinicus

Photographs

Bandia Reserve, Senegal - Feb 17, 2004 © Alain Fossé  The Gambia - Dec, 2002 © Ben van den Broek  Ethiopia - Feb, 2008 © Nancy Bell  near Kololi, The Gambia - Nov 24, 2004 © Ian Esland 
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Range

N. subsaharan Africa and sw. Arabia;
C. Africa from Mauritania, Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone e. to the Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Egypt, Sudan, ne. Zaire, n. Uganda, Ethiopia, n. Kenya, s. Somalia and sw. Arabia (Yemen).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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