European Roller
Coracias garrulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusCoracias (Typical Rollers)
- SpeciesCoracias garrulus (European Roller)
The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family Coraciidae breeding in Europe. Its range extends into the Maghreb, West Asia and Central Asia. It winters in southern Africa, primarily in dry wooded savanna and bushy plains. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, but avoids treeless plains. It usually nests in tree holes. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a European Roller sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Half-collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquata
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Roller in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a European Roller sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see European Roller in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for European Roller in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.