Purple-winged roller
| Purple-winged roller | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Coraciidae |
| Genus: | Coracias |
| Species: | C. temminckii |
| Binomial name | |
| Coracias temminckii (Vieillot, 1819) | |
The purple-winged roller (Coracias temminckii) is a species of bird in the Coraciidae family. It is endemic to the Sulawesi subregion Island in Indonesia and can be found on the islands of Sulawesi, Bangka, Lembeh, Manterawu, Muna and Butung.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Coracias temminckii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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