European Roller
Coracias garrulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusCoracias (Typical Rollers)
- SpeciesCoracias garrulus (European Roller)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
Raquet-tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
📅 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 European Roller in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a European Roller sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Roller in Moremi Game Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for European Roller in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.