#Coraciidae
Lilac-breasted Roller

This is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula.

A chunky, large-headed bird with a lilac breast and rusty cheeks.

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June 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Eurystomus orientalis
Coraciidae
(Dollarbird)
Anderson Gardens, Townsville Botanic Gardens,
Queensland, Australia
17th Nov 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Rollers (Coraciidae)
November 3, 2024 at 12:41 PM
The lilac-breasted roller is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa,
South Africa
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October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a striking member of the roller family (Coraciidae), native to West and Central Africa.

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September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
- Lilac-Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae.
- Photo courtesy of Joanne Matson, Kenya.
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii) is a native of Indonesia. #SciArt by John Gerrard Keulemans for the "Monograph of the Coraciidae" (1893) by Henry Eeles Dresser. Contributed to #BHLib by Cornell University. #WearItPurple 💜
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August 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ruffled, any bird with ruffled feathers.
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May 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
👍 They are closely related, belonging to the same order, Coraciiformes. Ours however belongs to this family:
Coraciidae - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 22, 2026 at 12:47 AM
April 10, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Bon dia! El gaig blau de clatell verd (Coracias caudatus) és un ocell que es pot trobar a moltes regions d'Àfrica. Pertany a la família dels coràcids (Coraciidae) i solen viure en zones tropicals i subtropicals. Destaca per tenir uns colors molt cridaners com podeu comprovar.
July 8, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)

Family Coraciidae (Rollers)
Range: Senegambia to Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya; central Arabia
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML525878641 - Abyssinian Roller - Macaulay Library
© Dominic Mitchell; Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain; 01 Mar 2020
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December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I wanted to see from another angle, and... Wow!
September 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Indian Rollers have the most beautiful shades of blue in their wings.
In Hindi they are called neelkanth (blue throated) -- also at one point (British India) they were called Blue Jays.

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February 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
purple, blue, and brown bird perch on branch by Jason Hafso (Unsplash https://tinyurl.com/28eetrs4)

BioClip identify (at 63.81%) Coracias caudata genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae)

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November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
They only look like corvids, but are not actually related. Rollers have an own Family (Coraciidae) and the higher-level Order (Coraciiformes) includes also Kingfishers!
August 25, 2024 at 5:43 PM
BioClip identify (at 60.49%) Coracias caudata genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae)

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December 7, 2024 at 7:54 AM
BioClip identify (at 90.53%) Coracias garrulus genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae) com. European Roller

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https://tinyurl.com/yqxplr85

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July 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Had to look them up. Seems like the rollers (Coraciidae) have no representatives in North America
November 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster), family Coraciidae, order Coraciiformes, The Gambia

Photograph by Ron Verdonk
July 13, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)

Family Coraciidae (Rollers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML564805451 - Indian Roller - Macaulay Library
© Rajkumar Das; Churu, Rajasthan, India; 15 Jan 2020
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January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Azure Dollarbird (Eurystomus azureus)

Family Coraciidae (Rollers)
Range: northern Moluccas
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML132213551 - Azure Roller - Macaulay Library
© Michael Riffel; Maluku Utara, Maluku, Indonesia; 25 Sep 2012
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May 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
👍 They do belong to the same order, Coraciiformes, but ours belongs to this family:
Coraciidae - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Carracas del Mundo ( Coraciidae ). De izqda a dcha:
_Género Coracias
~Europea
~Abisinia
~Lila
~De Raquetas
~Coroniparda
~India
~Indochina
~De Célebes
~Blanquiazul
_Género Eurystomus
~Picogorda
~Gorgiazul
~Oriental
~Moluqueña
November 23, 2024 at 6:39 PM
blue and brown bird on brown grass during daytime by Geoffroy Danest (Unsplash https://tinyurl.com/2xncdh38)

BioClip identify (at 89.21%) Coracias caudatus genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae) com. Lilac-breasted Roller

Avibase flickr
https://tinyurl.com/25o3mc2j

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October 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM