European Roller
Coracias garrulusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) European Roller
The European Roller (Coracias garrulus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Coraciidae (Rollers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Coracias garrulus
- Family
- Coraciidae (Rollers)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- European Roller
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Coracias garrulus garrulus
- Coracias garrulus semenowi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coracias Garrulus
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.107
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blue-bellied Roller
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Racket-tailed Roller
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Purple Roller
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Indian Roller
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Purple-winged Roller
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Indochinese Roller
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Lilac-breasted Roller
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Abyssinian Roller
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