Broad-billed roller

Broad-billed roller
Nominate race in Madagascar (above) E. g. suahelicus in South Africa (below)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Coraciidae
Genus: Eurystomus
Species:
E. glaucurus
Binomial name
Eurystomus glaucurus
(Müller, PLS, 1776)
  native range
Synonyms
  • Coracias glaucurus
  • Eurystomus afer
  • Eurystomus orientalis calonyx

The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions. It is a wet season breeder, which migrates from the northern and southern areas of its range towards the moister equatorial belt in the dry season.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Eurystomus glaucurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682912A92968062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682912A92968062.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.