European Roller vs Broad-billed Roller

Coracias garrulus เปรียบเทียบกับ Eurystomus glaucurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ European Roller Broad-billed Roller
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Coracias garrulus Eurystomus glaucurus
อันดับ Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Coraciidae Coraciidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
กว้างปีก 66.0 cm (26.0 in) 39.6 cm (15.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 130.0 g (4.59 oz) 117.16666666666667 g (4.13 oz)
อาหาร Large insects, especially beetles, grasshoppers, and crickets. Also takes small reptiles, frogs, and scorpions. Hunts … --
จำนวนไข่ 3-6 2-3
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
European Roller 31.0 cm
Broad-billed Roller
กว้างปีก
European Roller 66.0 cm
Broad-billed Roller 39.6 cm
น้ำหนัก
European Roller 130.0 g
Broad-billed Roller 117.16666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

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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

เสียงร้อง

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

European Roller

Least Concern

Broad-billed Roller

How to Tell Them Apart

European Roller

ขนนก

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

ปาก

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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