European roller: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European roller lives – recorded in 47 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coracias garrulus
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	47 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Coraciiformes
Family	Coraciidae

Where does the European roller live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European roller in 47 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the European roller endangered?

The European roller’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the European roller?

The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is a bird in the order Coraciiformes and the family Coraciidae, genus Coracias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European roller

The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family Coraciidae breeding in Europe. Its range extends into the Maghreb, West Asia and Central Asia. It winters in southern Africa, primarily in dry wooded savanna and bushy plains. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, but avoids treeless plains. It usually nests in tree holes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European roller (revision 1362183513), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q179367 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).