Impressive Roller Bird Tattoos

Rollers are a group of birds similar in build to crows, but with the vibrant colouration of kingfishers and bee-eaters; they’re named rollers due to their impressive aerial acrobatic skills.

Found in warmer areas of the world, the roller populations are spread across Europe, Africa, Asia, and even Australia. There are two extant genera of rollers with a total of 12 species, and numerous more sub-species; despite these kinds of numbers there are still quite so few tattoos of these birds.

Each species has such colourful, unique markings that there’s sure to be at least one species that would blend in nicely with whatever colour scheme you have chosen for your tattoo collection.

I’ve seen a dodo roller skating, so maybe someone somewhere will get a roller bird roller skating or rollerblading? It certainly wouldn’t be the strangest tattoo I’ve found online.

Abstract lilac breasted roller tattoo by @keltait_t2
Mixed style lilac breasted roller bird and flower tattoo by @yogi_barrett
Neo trad lilac breasted roller and blue tit bird tattoos by @lucylucyhorsehead
Healed floral lilac breasted rollers tattoo by @jawtattoos
Colour realism roller tattoo by @jenya_wojciech
Abstract watercolour Indian roller tattoo by @keltait_t2

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