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Indian Roller/ Blue Jay

Coracias benghalensis

Description:

The Indian Roller is a stocky bird about 26–27 cm long. The breast is brownish and not blue as in the European Roller. The crown and vent are blue. The primaries are deep purplish blue with a band of pale blue. The tail is sky blue with a terminal band of Prussian blue and the central feathers are dull green. The neck and throat are purplish lilac with white shaft streaks.

Habitat:

The main habitat is cultivation, thin forest and grassland. They are often seen perched on roadside electric wires.

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12 Comments

Gladwinjohn
Gladwinjohn 12 years ago

nice shot!

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely!

Ryan21
Ryan21 12 years ago

incredible pictures

East End aka Lorelei
East End aka Lorelei 12 years ago

Stunning!

Matthijs
Matthijs 12 years ago

nice series! what a beautiful bird!

Cammie C. Jeffries
Cammie C. Jeffries 12 years ago

Absolutely beautiful, love the flight shots!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Wonderful series Shrikal! I'm very please we were able to sort out your problems signing in! :)
Welcome to the community!

pmbagga
pmbagga 12 years ago

Wow !! Beautiful... the clarity and combination of colors !!

shrikalk
shrikalk 12 years ago

:-) Thank u guys...

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Fantástico !!!

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

splendid series , beautiful!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Excellent capture,

shrikalk
Spotted by
shrikalk

Madhya Pradesh, India

Spotted on May 1, 2012
Submitted on May 30, 2012

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