Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Rollers :: European Roller

European Roller Coracias garrulus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Eurasian Roller, Common Roller, Roller, Blue Roller
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Castro Verde, Portugal - Jul 27, 2002 © Jose Viana  Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2003 © Kees Bakker  Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2003 © Kees Bakker  Italy - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Italy - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

W. Europoe and nw. Africa to c. Asia;
(1) Sw. and e. Europe from Iberian Peninsula, se. France, Italy, Germany, s. Finland e. across c. and s. Russia, e. Hungary (Hortobagy National Park) to c. Asia in the Kirghiz steppes, Turkestan, sw. Siberia and w. China s. to nw. Africa in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, n. Mediterranean Basin and Turkey.
Winters in tropical and s. Africa.
(2) Transcaspia in Afghanstan, w. and n. Pakistan and nw. India (Kashmir).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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