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Purple Roller

Coracias naevius
Family
Rollers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
rucrol2, PURO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyRollers (Coraciidae)
SpeciesCoracias naevius
Codesrucrol2, PURO
Identification

The Purple Roller (Coracias naevius) is a member of the Rollers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code rucrol2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Rollers
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Racket-tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Indochinese Roller
Coracias affinis
Purple Roller photo
(c) Ian White, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Coracias naevius

Family: Rollers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: rucrol2