Senegalrack

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Senegalrack
Senegalrack

Senegalrack

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Rockers (Coraciiformes)
Family : Racken (Coraciidae)
Genre : Coracias
Type : Senegalrack
Scientific name
Coracias abyssinicus
Hermann , 1783

The Senegalrack belongs within the family of the Racken (Coraciidae) to the genus of the Coracias ( Coracias ).

features

The Senegalrack is a slender, about 28–31 cm large (+ outer tail feathers of up to 12 cm) and 99–140 g heavy bird. It resembles the European blue roller with a pale blue head, white on the forehead and chin, dark beak and eye, light blue underside, blue on the wings and underside of the tail, dark blue on the shoulder, rump and upper side of the tail. The coat is brown-black. The young bird is paler, olive-brown on the back, with a rectangular tail without elongated outer tail feathers.

distribution and habitat

The preferred habitat comprises sparse dry forest , pastures , cereals and manioc in Africa south of the Sahara from sea level m to 1000th

nutrition

It feeds on larger insects and hunts from perch on trees.

Reproduction

The Senegalrack breeds between February and July, in Ethiopia between April and October, it is considered to be local and monogamous . It occurs individually or in smaller groups.

Hazardous situation

The Senegalrack is not considered to be endangered ( Least Concern ).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Avibase Coracias abyssinica
  2. ^ A b T. Stevenson, J. Fanshawe: Birds of East Africa. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-691-12665-8 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
  4. ^ Coracias abyssinicus in the IUCN 2016-3 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Senegalracke ( Coracias abyssinicus )  - Collection of images