Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusEurystomus (Broad-billed Rollers and Dollarbirds)
- SpeciesEurystomus glaucurus (Broad-billed Roller)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
Raquet-tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Boehm's Bee-eater
Merops boehmi
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
📅 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 Broad-billed Roller in Kafue National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Broad-billed Roller sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 104 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Broad-billed Roller in Kafue National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Broad-billed Roller in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.