Coracias

E700990

Coracias is a genus of brightly colored, insect-eating birds commonly known as rollers, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Label Occurrences
Coracias canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPattern diurnal
class Aves NERFINISHED
commonName rollers
diet insectivorous
distribution Africa
Asia NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole insect population control
family Coraciidae NERFINISHED
flightStyle strong direct flight
foragingStrategy perch-and-sally hunting
habitat grassland with scattered trees
open woodland
savanna
hasVernacularName rollers genus
includesSpecies Coracias abyssinicus NERFINISHED
Coracias affinis NERFINISHED
Coracias benghalensis NERFINISHED
Coracias caudatus NERFINISHED
Coracias cyanogaster NERFINISHED
Coracias garrulus NERFINISHED
Coracias naevius NERFINISHED
Coracias spatulatus NERFINISHED
Coracias temminckii NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior some species migratory
some species resident
namedAfter Latin word "corax" (raven) historically related to crows and rollers in nomenclature
nestingSite tree cavities
notableCharacteristic acrobatics in flight
aerial hunting of insects
brightly colored plumage
order Coraciiformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Coraciidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
plumageColoration blue
brown
purple
turquoise
reproduction oviparous
socialBehavior often seen in pairs
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Coracias garrulus NERFINISHED
typicalBillType strong slightly hooked bill
typicalDiet insects

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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Coracias
Description of subject: Coracias is a genus of brightly colored, insect-eating birds commonly known as rollers, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coraciiformes typeGenus Coracias