#coraciidae

[snototter]

A lilac breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

by Ngaire Hart

[herpsandbirds]

Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), family Coraciidae, order Coraciiformes, India

photograph by Vikram Ramesh

[awkwardbirdsdreaming]

Bird #74 - the lilac-breasted roller (LC)

Rather lazy and messy, since otherwise I won't have time to finish the flags in June :C

I didn't think there would be a bird for the trans flag (blue AND pink, two uncommon colours?) but lo and behold! They do also have greens and browns on their back, so not perfect but very close.

Rollers are named for their territorial and courtship displays, where they literally roll in their flight! Another great thing is there's no sexual dimorphism, so females have the bright colours too. Pride for all!

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

You should do the Lilac-Breasted Roller. It's my fave birb :)

Have you seen the lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onOct 6, 2025

[best-bird-tournament]

Roller (Coraciidae) family

Which is the best bird?

Indochinese roller

Indian roller

Purple-winged roller

Racket-tailed roller

Blue-throated roller

Oriental dollarbird

Abyssinian roller

European roller

Blue-bellied roller

Broad-billed roller

Lilac-breasted roller

Purple roller

Voting ended onNov 2, 2025

This family contains just 12 eligible species in 2 genera (Coracias and Eurystomus).

[thebeastsofindia]

Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), family Coraciidae, order Coraciiformes, Uva Province, Sri Lanka

Photo by Ramyasiri Rathuge

[fullfrontalbirds]

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

© Gareth Evans

[saritawolf]

Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost