Purple-winged Roller
Coracias temminckii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
- GenusCoracias (Typical Rollers)
- SpeciesCoracias temminckii (Purple-winged Roller)
About the Purple-winged Roller
The purple-winged roller (Coracias temminckii) is a species of bird in the family Coraciidae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi subregion in Indonesia and can be found on the islands of Sulawesi, Bangka, Lembeh, Manterawu, Muna and Butung.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The purple-winged roller was formally described in 1819 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot under the binomial name Garrulus temminckii. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the Dutch ornithologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The type locality is the island of Sulawesi. The purple-winged roller is now one of nine species placed in the genus Coracias that was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the purple-winged roller was most closely related to the Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis).
The phylogenetic relationships among the Coracias species are shown below, from the molecular study by Johansson et al. (2018) Alternate names for the purple-winged roller include the Celebes roller, Sulawesi roller, and Temminck's roller.
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Closest Relatives at Tangkoko Nature Reserve
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Green-backed Kingfisher
Actenoides monachus
Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher
Cittura cyanotis
Sulawesi Kingfisher
Ceyx fallax
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Great-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple-winged Roller in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-winged Roller sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve, based on 452 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Purple-winged Roller in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Purple-winged Roller in Tangkoko Nature Reserve in our monthly data.