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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularis
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Madagascar Bee-eater
Merops superciliosus
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a European Roller sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Roller in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for European Roller in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.