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

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Burmese Roller, Northern Roller, Southern Roller
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Dec, 2002 © Dave Behrens  Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Dec, 2002 © Dave Behrens  Nepal - 2000 © Kees Bakker  Nepal - 2000 © Kees Bakker  United Arab Emirates - Jan, 1997 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Middle East and e. Arabia to se. Asia and Hainan Is.;
(1) E. Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf region including s. Iraq, s. Iran, Pakistan, n. and c. India e. to Nepal, w. to Bengal and s. to ca. 20°N.
(2) Peninsula India s. of ca. 20°N including Sri Lanka.
Ranges to the Laccadive and Maldive Is.
(3) Nepal and e. India e. through Assam, Manipur and Nagaland to Bangladesh, Burma, sw. and sc. China (s. Tibet and s. Szechwan to s. Yunnan) s. to Thailand, Indochina to c. Malaya.

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Sounds

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References

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

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