Purple-winged Roller

Coracias temminckii

The Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii) also commonly known as Sulawesi Roller, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Coraciidae (Rollers) and order Coraciiformes (Motmots).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Coraciiformes
        Family: Coraciidae
        Genus: Coracias
        Species: Coracias temminckii

Species in the Genus of Coracias

Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

Blue-bellied Roller

Coracias cyanogaster

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

Indochinese Roller

Coracias affinis

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Purple Roller

Coracias naevius

Purple-winged Roller

Coracias temminckii

Racket-tailed Roller

Coracias spatulatus

External Links

Purple-winged Roller – Wikipedia

Purple-winged Roller – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Purple-winged Roller – Audubon.org