Raquet-tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusCoracias (Typical Rollers)
- SpeciesCoracias spatulatus (Raquet-tailed Roller)
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Raquet-tailed Roller in Mana Pools National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Raquet-tailed Roller sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Raquet-tailed Roller in Mana Pools National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Raquet-tailed Roller in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.