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bird · Coraciiformes · Coraciidae
European Roller
Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758 — also called Roller, roller. Occurrence records of the European Roller are shared on GBIF from around 20 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 427 records), in 6 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernCoraciidae
20reserves with records
3 178records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 2 427 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 456 |
| Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 136 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 37 |
| Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 19 |
| Selati Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 18 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Venetia Limpopo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 12 |
| Pongola Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Ubizane Wildlife ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Cronje en Dogters Privaat NatuurreserweNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 5 |
| Abelana Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| York Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| Balule Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| Greater Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| ASSEGAAI TRAILSNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 4 |
| Impala Ranch Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 3 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Bellevue Forest ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 7 reserves
- Limpopo
- 7 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 2 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 2 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
- Western Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Coraciidae
- Scientific name
- Coracias garrulus
- GBIF taxon
- 2475365
- Wikidata
- Q179367
More of the Coraciidae family
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.