Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I was surprised to meet this species in an urban park right in the heart of Bangkok. Apparently its preference for semi-open grassland habitats meant that it could adapt well to the park's scattered clusters of tall trees, with open spaces in between where it can sally to catch flying insects.
Also known as the Black-billed Roller or Burmese Roller, this species was formerly considered a subspecies of the Indian Roller, but has since split to become an independent species. The morphological differences between the two species lies primarily in the appearance of the face, throat and breast; the Indochinese Roller has a smooth and dark brown face and breast, with purplish-brown over its throat, whereas the Indian Roller has a streaked, light brown face & throat, with light brown over its breast.
Indochinese Rollers are widespread residents from Nepal, eastern India to Myanmar and Southeast Asia.
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I was surprised to meet this species in an urban park right in the heart of Bangkok. Apparently its preference for semi-open grassland habitats meant that it could adapt well to the park's scattered clusters of tall trees, with open spaces in between where it can sally to catch flying insects.
Also known as the Black-billed Roller or Burmese Roller, this species was formerly considered a subspecies of the Indian Roller, but has since split to become an independent species. The morphological differences between the two species lies primarily in the appearance of the face, throat and breast; the Indochinese Roller has a smooth and dark brown face and breast, with purplish-brown over its throat, whereas the Indian Roller has a streaked, light brown face & throat, with light brown over its breast.
Indochinese Rollers are widespread residents from Nepal, eastern India to Myanmar and Southeast Asia.
#birds #thailand #wildlife #nature #birdsoftheworld
