Rollers
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Coraciidae
The Rollers are an Old World family of near passerine birds. They 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, blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but not the outer one. There are 11 species worldwide, five in Southern Africa.
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
- Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus
- Purple Roller Coracias naevius
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds