Indian roller
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The Indian roller is a bird of the family Coraciidae. It is 30–34 cm long with a wingspan of 65–74 cm and weighs 166–176 g. The face and throat are pinkish, the head and back are brown, with blue on t
Indian roller Timbi Lake, Vadodara 2023 12 03
The closely related Indochinese roller (C. affinis) was considered a subspecies of the Indian roller.
Indian roller in flight showing the intense purple-blue and pale blue bands on wings and tail.
Scan of Indian roller feathers: a primary, two outer secondaries and two tail feathers
Odisha
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Odisha, spelled Orissa until 2011, is a state located in eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also
Indian roller
…Indian roller on their head utilizing the folk belief that the bird could foretell events. The Indian roller is the state bird of the Indian states of Odisha, Telangana, and Karnataka. At the height of the plume trade in the early 20th century, the Indian roller was sought for export of its colourful feathers…
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