Roller 
Coraoias garvulus 
Birds on passage in eastern Mediterranean 
to winter in Africa come predominately, 
if not exclusively, from eastern Europe, 
Asia Minor, and northern Turkestan. 
Iranian and southern Turkestan birds 
winter in Arabia. 
Habitat: Open plains, pastures and 
cultivated fields with large trees, 
occasionally in open woods and 
orchards. 
