Lilac-breasted Roller

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

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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	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	80–90%
2	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	70–80%
3	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	70–80%
4	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	50–60%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	50–60%
10	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	50–60%
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
12	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
14	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
15	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
16	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
17	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
20	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	30–40%
21	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
22	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
23	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
25	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
26	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
27	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
28	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
30	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
32	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
33	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
34	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
35	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
36	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
37	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
38	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lilac-breasted Roller in Meru National Park?

About 67% of visitor-days record a Lilac-breasted Roller sighting in Meru National Park, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lilac-breasted Roller in Meru National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Lilac-breasted Roller in Meru National Park in our monthly data.