Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularis Vieillot, 1819
Coraciidae — Rollers
Blue-throated Roller, Eurystomus gularis, is a roller of the Coraciidae family that breeds in central and western Africa. It was first described by Vieillot in 1819. Its range is tied to tropical rainforest, where it stays high in the canopy and in the tops of trees. The bird is mainly chestnut brown, with a blue throat patch, blue tail and purplish blue wings, and it has a bright yellow bill. It is a large-headed, thick-necked bird with a rather long-winged shape in flight.
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Coraciidae — Rollers
- Breeding range
- Africa: c, w
