Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (38)
- Subspecies (2)
Hilary Fry and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 20, 2013
Text last updated March 20, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Бенгалска синявица |
| Catalan | gaig blau de l'Índia |
| Chinese (SIM) | 印度佛法僧 |
| Czech | mandelík indický |
| Danish | Blåkronet Ellekrage |
| Dutch | Indische Scharrelaar |
| English | Indian Roller |
| English (United States) | Indian Roller |
| French | Rollier indien |
| French (France) | Rollier indien |
| German | Bengalenracke |
| Greek | Ινδική Χαλκοκουρούνα |
| Gujarati | ચાષ |
| Hebrew | כחל הודי |
| Hindi | नीलकंठ |
| Hungarian | Bengál szalakóta |
| Icelandic | Hindhrani |
| Japanese | インドブッポウソウ |
| Lithuanian | Bengalinis žalvarnis (benghalensis/indicus) |
| Malayalam | പനങ്കാക്ക |
| Marathi | नीलपंख |
| Norwegian | bengalråke |
| Odia | ଭଦଭଦଳିଆ |
| Persian | سبزقبای هندی |
| Polish | kraska orientalna |
| Punjabi (India) | ਨੀਲਕੰਠ/ਗਰੁੜ |
| Romanian | Dumbrăveancă bengaleză |
| Russian | Бенгальская сизоворонка |
| Serbian | Indijska modrovrana |
| Slovak | krakľa hnedastá |
| Slovenian | Indijska zlatovranka |
| Spanish | Carraca India |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carraca india |
| Swedish | indisk blåkråka |
| Telugu | పాలపిట్ట |
| Thai | นกตะขาบอินเดีย |
| Turkish | Hint Gökkuzgunu |
| Ukrainian | Сиворакша бенгальська |
Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Corvus benghalensis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.106.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bengal, i.e. Madras fide Hartert.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CORACIAS
- coracias
- benghalense / benghalensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Indian Roller (Indian)
