Blue-Bellied Roller

Blue-Bellied Roller

Coracias cyanogaster

Eats

Generally feed on large invertebrates such as beetles, grasshoppers, winged ants and termites. They may also feed on some small vertebrates.

Lives

Wooded savanna, tree plantations, forest edges, recently burned land, and forests near marshes.

Behavior

Description

They are small birds with relatively large heads. They have downward curved beaks with short legs. This bird has a cream-colored head and chest, with pale-blue bellies and dark green wings.

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Least Concern
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Endangered
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct in the Wild
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