Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Purple-winged Roller
Coracias temminckii
Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii) — Kingfishers & Rollers of Australia & Oceania.
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The Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii) is a member of the Coraciidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 154 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Coraciiformes
- Family Coraciidae Rollers
- Genus Coracias
- Species temminckii
Where it lives
Sulawesi, Manterawu (west of northeastern Sulawesi), Bangka (north of northeastern Sulawesi), Lembeh (northeast of northeastern Sulawesi) and Muna and Butung (=Buton; southeast of southeastern Sulawesi)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 154 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Coraciidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Purple-winged Roller is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Purple-winged Roller is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii) is a member of the Coraciidae family, within the order Coraciiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sulawesi, Manterawu (w of ne Sulawesi), Bangka (n of ne Sulawesi), Lembeh (ne of ne Sulawesi) and Muna and Butung (=Buton; se of se Sulawesi).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 154 g, with a wing length of about 18.3 cm and a tail of around 13.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 147,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Purple-winged Roller?
The Purple-winged Roller is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 154 g.
Where does the Purple-winged Roller live?
The Purple-winged Roller is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sulawesi, Manterawu (w of ne Sulawesi), Bangka (n of ne Sulawesi), Lembeh (ne of ne Sulawesi) and Muna and Butung (=Buton; se of se Sulawesi), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Purple-winged Roller belong to?
The Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii) belongs to the Coraciidae family, in the order Coraciiformes.
What does the Purple-winged Roller eat?
The Purple-winged Roller is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Purple-winged Roller migrate?
The Purple-winged Roller is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Purple-winged Roller endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Purple-winged Roller make?
1 real field recording of the Purple-winged Roller — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Purple-winged Roller's range?
The Purple-winged Roller has a mapped global range of about 147,000 km².
Conservation
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