Picture of European Roller BirdDescription of Picture of European Roller Bird shown in picture image above: Scientific name: (Coracias garrulus)! These beautiful exotic European Roller Birds are the only member of the roller family of birds to breed within Europe! Breeds of the European Roller birds have been found in such areas as the Middle East to northwest India and southwest China; mostly wintering in sub-Saharan Africa, northwest Africa, Iran and southwest Siberia! European Roller birds generally habitat Lowlands in open woodlands, wooded grasslands, cultivated fields, urban parks, and even your gardens! The exotic European roller bird species are seasonal migrant, quite noisy, perceptible in breeding territories and are usually found in pairs when breeding, but there are groups or loose flocks of European Rollers that will fly off on long-distance migration! These birds are generally admired for their beauty and their spectacular rolling display during courtship, but they are sometimes hunted for food, sport, and taxidermy, but on the whole they are not threatened species of birds! | |