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 Table Mountain National Park
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
📅 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a European Roller sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Roller in Table Mountain National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for European Roller in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.