Coracias cyanogaster
Coraciiformes - Coraciidae - Roller
© L. Peat
Wild diet: Large invertebrates & small vertebrates, occasionally nuts of oil palm. Recorded items include grass hoppers (30% of prey) beetles, long wing termites, ants, earthworms, skinks and small snakes.
Feeding strategy: Forages from perch, after spotting prey on the ground, flies down ending in a fast glide. Most food is caught on the ground.
Handbook Of The Birds Of The World. Vol 6. Mousebirds to Hornbills, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona
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Diet established ?
Have these birds bred successfully on this diet Yes
Any Nutritional related health issues experienced whilst using this diet
None
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