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| European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Adult |
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| Photographer : | © Gnanaskandan KesavaBharathi |
| Location : | en route to Pulicat, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Date : |
2 October 2015 |
| English synonyms: | Roller, Blue Roller, Eurasian Roller, Common Roller |
| Bird Family : | Coraciidae - Rollers & Dollarbird |
| Bird Group : | CORACIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Near Threatened |
| Remarks : | Three individuals were seen perched on cement poles and electric wires on an open plot en route to Pulicat Bird Sanctuary. Two were near adults and one was an immature.
Initially spotted by Mothi M on 19th September, followed by a few other birders on 20th September. Torquise blue underparts, rusty mantle, all black primaries and secondaries in flight were clearly observed. Also in the field, these individuals looks slimmer in appearance compared to the Indian Rollers Coracias benghalensis. All three were busy feeding on beetles and constantly being harassed by Indian Rollers, Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus and White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa. - GK |
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