THE BLUE-BELLIED ROLLER GETS ITS NAME NOT JUST FROM ITS VIVID COLORING BUT ALSO THE ACROBATIC, “ROLLING” FLIGHT PATTERNS WHEN COURTING A POTENTIAL MATE!

These beautiful birds also have a dramatic hunting style — lying in wait high in the treetops then diving down to catch up their prey on the ground. Found in grasslands, forests and wetlands, blue-bellied rollers are highly social and gather in small groups that fly and defend territory together.