noun
European roller
A migratory bird (Coracias garrulus) with blue and brown plumage, found in Europe and western Asia. In Japanese, the name is usually written in katakana.
ニシブッポウソウはヨーロッパから中央アジアにかけて繁殖する。
The European roller breeds from Europe to Central Asia.
The name ニシブッポウソウ literally means 'western Buddhist priest bird', likely from the resemblance of its call or plumage to the ブッポウソウ (dollarbird), which is also named after a Buddhist priest. The exact derivation is uncertain.