Rufous-crowned Roller

Closest Relatives at Ruaha 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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
3	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
4	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
5	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
7	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
8	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
9	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
11	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
14	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
17	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
19	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
21	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
22	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
23	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
24	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
25	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
27	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-crowned Roller in Ruaha National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Rufous-crowned Roller sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous-crowned Roller in Ruaha National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-crowned Roller in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.