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Common Name

Indian Roller

Alternate Names

Common Type

Roller

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Coraciidae

Genus

Coracias

Species

benghalensis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Bangladesh,

Number of Sub-Species

Three Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Cultivated areas, thin forests and grassland

Distribution and Range

Occurs widely from West Asia to Indian Subcontinent.

Food

Perch on big trees before flying down to the ground to catch large insects, spideers, scorpions, small snakes and amphibians.

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