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Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Sales Professional with great love for nature, collecting various birds on my camera, fighting for conservation of nature. My wife,Gaythri Devi also sharing similar interests and also being a better photographer, you can find us on Sundays in some jungle!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Indian Roller Bird

Coracias benghalensis 33cm
Panangaadai in Tamil (பனங்காடை)
Widespread resident. Rufous brown on nape and underparts, white streaking on ear coverts and throat and greenish mantle. Has turquoise band across primaries and dark blue terminal band to tail. Juvenile is duller than adult. Cultivation, open wood land, gardens.

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