European Roller

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
14 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
18 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
19 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
23 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
24 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
26 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
27 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
28 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
29 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
30 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
31 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
33 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
34 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
35 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
36 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
37 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
38 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
39 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
40 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
41 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
42 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
43 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
44 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
45 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
46 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
47 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
48 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
49 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
50 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
51 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
52 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
53 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Roller in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 15% of visitor-days record a European Roller sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 369 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see European Roller in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

March has the highest sighting rate for European Roller in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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