Indian Roller
- Coracias Benghalensis Indica
- The Indian roller is an elegant bird with iridescent silvery-pink and teal feathers covering its body.
- They are common residents of open areas with sparse trees throughout most of southern Asia.
- Rollers feed mainly on large insects, lizards, and frogs that they scan for while perching on fence posts, wire fences, or trees.
- The courtship display of the males of this species gives them their name, performing various twists, turns, and dives.
Location at Palm Beach Zoo
- Beuttenmuller Asian Aviary
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