Typical Rollers
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae
Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not. There are 12 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Malawi.
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata
- Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulata
- Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevia
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Malawi
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