Coracias naevius mosambicus

(Dresser, 1890)

Vernacular names
English : Rufous-crowned roller
French : Rollier varié

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Coraciiformes
Family : Coraciidae
Notes : 1 other subspecies known.

Identification
Powerful hooked black bill. White eyebrows and cheek patches, violet flight feathers, reddish-brown wings, white streaks on cheeks and breast. Subspecies with purple-violet breast color.

Range and habitat
Subspecies occurs from Angola and Namibia to northern South Africa, Zambia and Mozambique. Found in open savanna woodlands, arid savannas, farmlands, to 3000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : Species locally common to abundant in places, sparse in others. Populations trends still poorly understood and understudied at this time, for both subspecies.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation
Jurong Bird Park (Singapore)

 

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