Species group · Birds
Rollers
WAnimals has 2 species of roller, spread across 2 families (Brachypteraciidae, Coraciidae).
- 2 species
- 2 families
- 92 countries
- 39 parks
- Weight
- 60 g – 140 g
- Length
- 26 cm – 32 cm
- Lifespan
- 5 – 10 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of rollers on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 92 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It is the only member of its family (Coraciidae) that breeds in Europe.
From European Roller
It feeds on large insects, plus small reptiles, rodents and frogs taken from a high perch.
From European Roller
It winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
From European Roller
It belongs to a bird family that exists only in Madagascar: the ground-rollers are five species endemic to the island, all tied to the forest floor, representing a lineage isolated from the rest of the world's rollers.
It is one of the few in its family that survives in secondary forest and degraded fragments, which is why it is the only one not listed among the threatened species.