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Purple-winged Roller
Coracias temminckii (Vieillot, 1819)
Coraciidae — Rollers
Purple-winged Roller, Coracias temminckii, is a bird of the Coraciidae family that breeds in Sulawesi, Manterawu, Bangka, Lembeh, Muna and Butung in Australasia. It is confined to the Sulawesi region of Indonesia and is found on those islands. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The species was described in 1819 by Vieillot. It is also known as the Celebes roller, Sulawesi roller and Temminck's roller.
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Coraciidae — Rollers
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Sulawesi, Manterawu (w of ne Sulawesi), Bangka (n of ne Sulawesi), Lembeh (ne of ne Sulawesi) and Muna and Butung (=Buton; se of se Sulawesi)
