Coraciiformes in the reserves

19 bird species of the order Coraciiformes are recorded around 437 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Brown-hooded Kingfisher, near 265 reserves.

Families

Alcedinidae 9 Meropidae 6

Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris265 reserves

Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis184 reserves

European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster142 reserves

Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima96 reserves

Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus83 reserves

Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus82 reserves

Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus77 reserves

White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides64 reserves

Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis61 reserves

Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti28 reserves

European RollerCoracias garrulus20 reserves

Purple RollerCoracias naevius19 reserves

All 19 species

Species	Family	Reserves	Records	IUCN	Recorded most near
Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris	Alcedinidae	265	49 642	LC	Kruger National Park
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis	Alcedinidae	184	42 221	LC	Kruger National Park
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster	Meropidae	142	21 194	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima	Alcedinidae	96	6 204	LC	Garden Route National Park
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus	Meropidae	83	8 947	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus	Coraciidae	82	18 135	LC	Kruger National Park
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus	Alcedinidae	77	10 231	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides	Meropidae	64	10 402	LC	Kruger National Park
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis	Alcedinidae	61	7 226	LC	Kruger National Park
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti	Alcedinidae	28	2 159	LC	uMkhuze Game Reserve
European RollerCoracias garrulus	Coraciidae	20	3 178	LC	Kruger National Park
Purple RollerCoracias naevius	Coraciidae	19	468	LC	Waterberg Biosphere
Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata	Alcedinidae	18	493	LC	Wilderness National Park
Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus	Meropidae	17	2 086	LC	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta	Alcedinidae	14	98	LC	Palmiet Nature Reserve
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus	Meropidae	9	1 168	LC	Saint Lucia Park
Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala	Alcedinidae	3	7	LC	York Private Nature Reserve
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus	Coraciidae	3	62	LC	Woodbush Forest Reserve
Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicoides	Meropidae	3	145	LC	Mapungubwe National Park

Other bird orders

Passeriformes 281 Charadriiformes 47 Pelecaniformes 20 Piciformes 19 Bucerotiformes 11 Gruiformes 11 Suliformes 9

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).