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 Niokolo-Koba National Park
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops bulocki
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of European Roller at Niokolo-Koba 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