Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Rollers :: Indian Roller
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Burmese Roller, Northern Roller, Southern Roller
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
Middle East and e. Arabia to se. Asia and Hainan Is.;
(1) E. Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf region including s. Iraq, s. Iran, Pakistan, n. and c. India e. to Nepal, w. to Bengal and s. to ca. 20°N.
(2) Peninsula India s. of ca. 20°N including Sri Lanka.
Ranges to the Laccadive and Maldive Is.
(3) Nepal and e. India e. through Assam, Manipur and Nagaland to Bangladesh, Burma, sw. and sc. China (s. Tibet and s. Szechwan to s. Yunnan) s. to Thailand, Indochina to c. Malaya.
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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