Broad-billed roller
The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions. It is a wet season breeder, which migrates from the northern and southern areas of its range towards the moister equatorial belt in the dry season.
| Broad-billed roller | |
|---|---|
| Nominate race in Madagascar (above) E. g. suahelicus in South Africa (below) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Coraciidae |
| Genus: | Eurystomus |
| Species: | E. glaucurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurystomus glaucurus (Müller, PLS, 1776) | |
native range | |
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