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Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
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About the Blue-bellied Roller
The blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Senegal to northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is resident, apart from some local seasonal movements, in mature moist savannah dominated by Isoberlinia trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Coracias cyanogaster
- Family
- Rollers
- Order
- Coraciiformes
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