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European Roller
Coracias garrulus · Family Coraciidae
Coracias garrulus
Family Coraciidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Coraciidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 251,284
- Countries and territories with records
- 132
About this species
This species has 251,284 occurrence records from 132 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from France (27.2%), Spain (13.2%), South Africa (12.8%), India (6.2%) and Israel (3.8%); together they account for 63.2% of the total. In France, this species accounts for 0.12% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Coracias garrulus combines the genus name Coracias with the species epithet garrulus. The Warbla app catalog lists 9 species of the genus Coracias; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Coracias benghalensis, Coracias caudatus and Coracias affinis.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 13 species of the family Coraciidae. This species ranks 3rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Coracias benghalensis. Its record count is 2.5 times the family average (98,840). The family Coraciidae belongs to the order Coraciiformes, which has 171 species in the Warbla app catalog.