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 →
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularis
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of European Roller at Kibale National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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