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 Serengeti National Park
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a European Roller sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 726 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Roller in Serengeti National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for European Roller in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.