European Roller vs Broad-billed Roller

Coracias garrulus مقارنةً بـ Eurystomus glaucurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة European Roller Broad-billed Roller
الاسم العلمي Coracias garrulus Eurystomus glaucurus
الرتبة Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
الفصيلة Coraciidae Coraciidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 31,0 cm (12.2 in)
طول الجناح 66,0 cm (26.0 in) 39,6 cm (15.6 in)
الوزن 130,0 g (4.59 oz) 117,16666666666667 g (4.13 oz)
النظام الغذائي Large insects, especially beetles, grasshoppers, and crickets. Also takes small reptiles, frogs, and scorpions. Hunts … --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-6 2-3
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
European Roller 31,0 cm
Broad-billed Roller
طول الجناح
European Roller 66,0 cm
Broad-billed Roller 39,6 cm
الوزن
European Roller 130,0 g
Broad-billed Roller 117,16666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

European Roller only

Broad-billed Roller only

بلا

European Roller

Warm, dry, open country with scattered trees and nest holes. Breeds in tree cavities, earth banks, and nest boxes.

Song & Call Comparison

European Roller

الغناء

A harsh, grating 'rack-rack' or 'quarrk' in flight. Gives a variety of sharp nasal calls at the nest. Not melodic; primary vocalizations are alarm and contact calls.

Broad-billed Roller

Geographic Range & Migration

European Roller

Southern and eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa. Winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

Broad-billed Roller

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

European Roller

Least Concern

Broad-billed Roller

How to Tell Them Apart

European Roller

الريش

Turquoise-blue head, breast, and tail. Chestnut-brown back. Vivid ultramarine blue and black wing patches visible in flight.

المنقار

Short, stout, dark hooked bill

Broad-billed Roller

About These Birds

European Roller

The European roller gets its name from the spectacular rolling and tumbling aerial displays performed by males during courtship. It is the only roller species in Europe and one of the continent's most colorful birds. Declining across much of its western range due to agricultural intensification and habitat loss.

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