Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusCoracias (Typical Rollers)
- SpeciesCoracias benghalensis (Indian Roller)
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 16 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Roller in Periyar National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Indian Roller sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Roller in Periyar National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Indian Roller in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.