Description
Original caption: “Blue-throated Roller from Canopy Walkway - Kakum NP - Ghana 14_S4E1636” (= Eurystomus gularis)
English: A Blue-throated Roller (Eurystomus gularis) in the Kakum National Park (Ghana)
Deutsch: Ein Blaukehlroller (Eurystomus gularis) im Kakum-Nationalpark (Ghana)
Date 1 December 2014, 17:09
Source Blue-throated Roller from Canopy Walkway - Kakum NP - Ghana 14_S4E1636 https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/16011512580/
Author Francesco Veronesi from Italy https://www.flickr.com/people/30818542@N04
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue-throated_Roller_from_Canopy_Walkway_-_Kakum_NP_-_Ghana_14_S4E1636_(16011512580).jpg

The blue-throated roller (Eurystomus gularis) is a species of roller in the Coraciidae family. It is found in western Sub-Saharan Africa. The blue-throated roller is a dumpy, large headed, thick-necked bird that frequents the tops of trees. Overall, it is a dark bird, mainly chestnut brown with a bright yellow bill and a blue patch on the throat, a blue tail and purplish blue wings. Order: Coraciiformes, Family: Coraciidae, Genus: Eurystomus, Species: Eurystomus gularis Vieillot, 1819.