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bird · Coraciiformes · Coraciidae
Purple Roller
Coracias naevius Daudin, 1800 — also called Rufous-crowned Roller, Mozambique Roller, RCRO. Occurrence records of the Purple Roller are shared on GBIF from around 19 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Waterberg Biosphere (199 records), in 3 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernCoraciidae
19reserves with records
468records around them
3provinces
LCIUCN category

Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 199 |
| Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 104 |
| Madikwe Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 37 |
| Atherstone Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 29 |
| Venetia Limpopo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 27 |
| Matshakatini Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 11 |
| Shaws GateNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Hanover PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 8 |
| Abelana Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| !Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 6 |
| Hillmof Privaat NatuurreservaatNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| Makalali ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 5 |
| Cronje en Dogters Privaat NatuurreserweNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 4 |
| The Herd ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| Musina Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| El Dorado PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Langjan Natuur ReservattNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Percy Fyfe Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Wentzel Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
By province
- Limpopo
- 15 reserves
- North West
- 2 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Coraciidae
- Scientific name
- Coracias naevius
- GBIF taxon
- 2475375
- Wikidata
- Q628149
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.