Indochinese Roller
Coracias affinis
Rollers (Coraciidae) · Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Indochinese Roller with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis | 1 |
| Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis | 1 |
Family
Coraciidae () is a family of Old World birds, which are known as rollers because of the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. The family contains 13 species and is divided into two genera. Rollers resemble crows in size and build, and share the colourful appearance of kingfishers and bee-eaters, blues and pinkish or cinnamon browns predominating.
Order
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful birds including the kingfishers, the bee-eaters, the rollers, the motmots, and the todies. They generally have syndactyly, with three forward-pointing toes (and toes 3 & 4 fused at their base), though in many kingfishers one of these is missing. In the past, Coraciiformes encompassed all anisodactyl (including syndactyl) members of the Cavitaves.