Some information about Indian Roller Bird - State Bird of Karnataka

 

What do you call Indian Roller in Kannada ?

Indian Roller
ನೀಲಕಂಠ
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Details of Indian Roller:

Name of the bird: Indian Roller 
Name in Kannada: ನೀಲಕಂಠ ಹಕ್ಕಿ
Scientific name: Coracias benghalensis   

Have you seen this bird with brownish and blue colored birds when you are roaming around fields or near electric poles of green places...??

well this beautiful bird is the State Bird of Karnataka and is called as Indian Roller 

And....Other states like Odhissa and Telangana also have chosen this bird as a state bird!!

These birds can often be seen in urban, and suburban areas, cultivated agricultural lands, and open grasslands. They are often seen perched on roadside trees or wires and near green cultivated lands. 

They generally eat nuts, seeds, small reptiles, grasshoppers, ground insects, and crickets.

Their breast is brownish and the tail is dark blue. Feathers are a mix of dark blue, light blue, and pale green, and it's a feast to the eyes watching them fly. and It is beautiful to watch the feathers of it while it's flying.

Indian Roller
ನೀಲಕಂಠ
(Image courtesy-Wikipedia) 

Indian Roller
(Image courtesy-Wikipedia)

Young Rat Snake spotted at MM Hills | Facts about Rat snake | #Snakes | #Ratsnakes | #Indiansnakes

 

 Rat snake in kannada: ಕೇರೆ ಹಾವು 

(Photo captured on the way to MaleMaheshwara Hills, Kollegal, Karnataka)

Scientific name:  Ptyas mucosa

Common names: commonly known as oriental rat snake, Indian rat snake

Facts about Rat snakes: 

=>Rat snakes are usually non-venomous snakes which makes them pets for humans. However recent study shows that a small amount of venom is still found in them

=> Commonly found in parts of South and Southeast Asia

=>They eat a variety of food and are usually found in urban areas where rodents live.