Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
GenusEurystomus (Broad-billed Rollers and Dollarbirds)
SpeciesEurystomus glaucurus (Broad-billed Roller)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Meru National Park

6 Verified sightings at Meru National Park From 2019 to 2026

4,474 Verified sightings across all 43 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Broad-billed Roller

The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions. It is a wet season breeder, which migrates from the northern and southern areas of its range towards the moister equatorial belt in the dry season.

The broad-billed roller was formally described in 1776 by the German zoologist Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller under the binomial name Coracias glaucurus. The specific epithet is from Ancient Greek glaukos meaning "blue-grey". Statius Müller based his brief description on "Le Rollier de Madagascar" that had been described in 1775 by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon and illustrated by Edme-Louis Daubenton. The type locality is Madagascar. The broad-billed roller is now placed in the genus Eurystomus that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the broad-billed roller was most closely related to the blue-throated roller (Eurystomus gularis). Alternate names for the broad-billed roller include the African broad-billed roller and the cinnamon... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Coracias caudatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Coracias garrulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Coracias naevius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Halcyon leucocephala

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Merops albicollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Halcyon chelicuti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Merops pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Megaceryle maxima

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ceryle rudis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Halcyon albiventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Merops apiaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Merops persicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~70%
2	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~60%
3	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~40%
4	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~40%
5	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
7	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
8	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~20%
9	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
11	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
12	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
13	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
16	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
17	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
18	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
20	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
21	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
22	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
25	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
26	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
27	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
31	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
34	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
35	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
36	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
38	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
39	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
40	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
41	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
42	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
43	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

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Broad-billed Roller

About the Broad-billed Roller

Recent sightings of Broad-billed Roller in Meru National Park

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Lilac-breasted Roller

European Roller

Rufous-crowned Roller

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Whitethroated Bee-eater

Striped Kingfisher

Little Bee-eater

Giant Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

European Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found