Genus

Typical Rollers

Coracias

9 species in our catalog · found in 79 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyCoraciidae (Rollers)
GenusCoracias (Typical Rollers)

Species in this group

Coracias caudatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Coracias affinis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Coracias abyssinicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Coracias benghalensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Coracias temminckii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Coracias garrulus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Coracias naevius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Coracias spatulatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Coracias cyanogaster

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Rollers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 94 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 9	~90%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~90%
	European Roller			~20%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
2	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	4 of 9	~80%
	Abyssinian Roller			~70%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~30%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~20%
	European Roller			<5%
3	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 9	~80%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~70%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~20%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			~10%
	European Roller			~10%
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 9	~80%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~70%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~30%
	European Roller			~10%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			<5%
5	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 9	~80%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~70%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			~10%
6	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~80%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~70%
	European Roller			~20%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~10%
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 9	~80%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~70%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
	European Roller			<5%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 9	~70%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	European Roller			~20%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~10%
9	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~70%
	Indochinese Roller			~70%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 9	~70%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	European Roller			~10%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~10%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			<5%
11	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 9	~70%
	Abyssinian Roller			~60%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~20%
	European Roller			<5%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
12	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 9	~70%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~50%
	European Roller			~20%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~20%
13	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~70%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~50%
	European Roller			~30%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~10%
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 9	~70%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~10%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
	European Roller			<5%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~50%
	European Roller			~30%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			<5%
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	European Roller			<5%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			<5%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
	European Roller			<5%
20	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~50%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			~20%
	European Roller			~10%
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
	European Roller			<5%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			<5%
22	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	European Roller			<5%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
23	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~60%
	European Roller			<5%
24	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Indian Roller			~60%
25	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~60%
	Indian Roller			~60%
26	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~60%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~50%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~10%
	European Roller			~10%
27	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 9	~50%
	Abyssinian Roller			~40%
	Blue-bellied Roller			~20%
28	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~50%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~50%
29	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~50%
	Purple-winged Roller			~50%
30	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 9	~50%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~40%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~10%
	Raquet-tailed Roller			~10%
	European Roller			<5%
31	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Indian Roller			~50%
32	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	~50%
	Indochinese Roller			~50%
33	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 9	~40%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~30%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~20%
	European Roller			<5%
34	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~40%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~40%
	European Roller			<5%
35	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~40%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~40%
36	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 9	~40%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~30%
	European Roller			~10%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
37	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 9	~40%
	European Roller			~40%
38	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~40%
	Indochinese Roller			~40%
	Indian Roller			<5%
39	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 9	~40%
	Indian Roller			~40%
40	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 9	~30%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~30%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
	European Roller			<5%
41	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 9	~30%
	Indian Roller			~30%
42	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 9	~30%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~30%
43	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 9	~30%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			~20%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~10%
44	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 9	~30%
	Indochinese Roller			~30%
45	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 9	~30%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~20%
	European Roller			~10%
46	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Indian Roller			~30%
47	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~30%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~20%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
48	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
49	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
50	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~20%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~20%
	European Roller			<5%
51	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 9	~20%
	European Roller			~20%
52	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
53	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
	European Roller			<5%
54	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
55	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
56	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 9	~10%
	Abyssinian Roller			~10%
	European Roller			<5%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
57	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
58	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	~10%
	Indochinese Roller			~10%
59	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~10%
	European Roller			~10%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
60	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	~10%
	Indochinese Roller			~10%
61	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
62	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~10%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
	European Roller			<5%
63	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2 of 9	~10%
	Indochinese Roller			~10%
	Indian Roller			<5%
64	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~10%
	European Roller			~10%
65	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 9	~10%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
	European Roller			<5%
66	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~10%
	European Roller			<5%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
67	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
68	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	<5%
	Indochinese Roller			<5%
69	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%
70	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%
71	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%
72	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	<5%
	Indochinese Roller			<5%
73	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Indochinese Roller			<5%
74	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%
75	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%
76	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%
77	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%
78	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%
79	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 9	~50%
	Abyssinian Roller			~50%
2	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 9	~40%
	Indian Roller			~40%
	European Roller			<5%
3	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	~40%
	Indochinese Roller			~40%
4	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	3 of 9	~40%
	Blue-bellied Roller			~30%
	Abyssinian Roller			~10%
	Rufous-crowned Roller			<5%
5	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 9	~40%
	Indochinese Roller			~40%
6	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Indian Roller			~30%
7	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Indian Roller			~30%
8	Durg	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Indian Roller			~30%
9	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Indian Roller			~30%
10	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
11	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
12	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
13	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 9	~20%
	Abyssinian Roller			~20%
14	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
15	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
16	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
17	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~20%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~20%
18	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~20%
19	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Indian Roller			~10%
	European Roller			<5%
20	Lahore	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
21	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 9	~10%
	Indochinese Roller			~10%
22	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 9	~10%
	Abyssinian Roller			~10%
23	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
24	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
25	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
26	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
27	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
28	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
29	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 9	~10%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			~10%
30	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
31	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
32	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
33	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
34	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
35	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
	European Roller			<5%
36	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2 of 9	~10%
	Blue-bellied Roller			<5%
	Abyssinian Roller			<5%
37	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
38	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
39	Karaj	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 9	~10%
	European Roller			~10%
40	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
41	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
42	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
	European Roller			<5%
43	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
	European Roller			<5%
44	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indian Roller			~10%
45	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	European Roller			~10%
46	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 9	~10%
	European Roller			~10%
47	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Indochinese Roller			~10%
48	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%
49	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 9	<5%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
50	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%
51	Varanasi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%
52	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-bellied Roller			<5%
53	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 9	<5%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
54	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	3 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%
	Indochinese Roller			<5%
	Blue-bellied Roller			<5%
55	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%
56	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%
57	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%
58	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 9	<5%
	European Roller			<5%
59	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	<5%
	Lilac-breasted Roller			<5%
60	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 9	<5%
	Indian Roller			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
7	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
8	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
11	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
12	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
13	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
14	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
16	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
20	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
24	Nashville Zoo at Grassmere	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Oakland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Bojnice Zoo	🇸🇰 Slovakia	In captivity
33	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
36	Caldwell Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Dierenpark Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
38	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
40	San Francisco Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Franklin Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	ZooTampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Indianapolis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
48	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Zoo Opole	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
50	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Typical Rollers

Species in this group

Lilac-breasted Roller

Indochinese Roller

Abyssinian Roller

Indian Roller

Purple-winged Roller

European Roller

Rufous-crowned Roller

Raquet-tailed Roller

Blue-bellied Roller

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Rollers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found