European Roller
Coracias garrulus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The European roller is the only member of the roller family Coraciidae breeding in Europe. Its range extends into the Maghreb, West Asia and Central Asia. It winters in southern Africa, primarily in dry wooded savanna and bushy plains. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, but avoids treeless plains. It usually nests in tree holes.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Coraciidae
- Genus
- Coracias