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Indochinese Roller
Coracias affinis Horsfield, 1840
≈36 cmLength158 gWeight
It is a stout bird with a blue crown and vent, and an unstreaked purple-brown face and breast.
Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Thailand, Cambodia, India
How to identify
Field marks
- Crown and undertail-coverts blue
- Face and breast purple-brown, without streaks
- Neck and throat lilac, with white shaft streaks
- Tail sky-blue with dark blue terminal band; central feathers dark green
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Thailand, Cambodia, India
Indochinese Roller has been recorded at 271 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Rot Fai ParkThailand1,236 records
- TmatboeyCambodia1,232 records
- Phutthamonthon ParkThailand1,129 records
More places
- Benjakiti ParkThailand950 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – km 9 vicinityThailand925 records
- Kaeng Krachan NPThailand832 records
- Kaziranga NP & Surroundings – Eastern RangeIndia774 records
- Kaziranga NP & Surroundings – Western RangeIndia749 records
- H.M. Queen Sirikit ParkThailand742 records
- Kaziranga NP & Surroundings – Central RangeIndia692 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird family. It occurs widely from Nepal, eastern India to Myanmar and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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Questions
How big is the Indochinese Roller?
The Indochinese Roller is about ≈36 cm long and weighs around 158 g.
Where does the Indochinese Roller live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: northeastern India to south-central China, northern Malay Peninsula and Indochina. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Cambodia and India.
When is the best time to see the Indochinese Roller?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Indochinese Roller endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Indochinese Roller as Least Concern.
What does the Indochinese Roller eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Indochinese Roller in?
It belongs to the family Rollers (Coraciidae), order Coraciiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- ≈36 cm
- Weight
- 158 g
- Habitat
- Towns & farmland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 190 mm
- Tail
- 127 mm
- Bill
- 43 mm
- Tarsus
- 27 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: northeastern India to south-central China, northern Malay Peninsula and Indochina
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Rollers Coraciidae
- Genus
- Coracias
Other birds in the genus Coracias
Purple RollerCoracias naevius
Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis
Purple-winged RollerCoracias temminckii
Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
European RollerCoracias garrulus
Blue-bellied RollerCoracias cyanogaster
Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
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