Coraciidae (family)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class) > Coraciiformes (order)
Descripción
Members of a family containing about 12 species of Old World birds with stocky legs, colorful blue and violet patches, and called "rollers" for the dives and somersaults they perform during courtship.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- rollers (birds) [en]
- roller (bird) [en]