Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusCoracias (Typical Rollers)
- SpeciesCoracias caudatus (Lilac-breasted Roller)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Somali Bee-eater
Merops revoilii
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
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 Lilac-breasted Roller in Samburu National Reserve?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Lilac-breasted Roller sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 460 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lilac-breasted Roller in Samburu National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Lilac-breasted Roller in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.