| European roller | |
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| European roller spreading its wings | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Coraciidae |
| Genus: | Coracias |
| Species: | C. garrulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coracias garrulus | |
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| Distribution of the European roller summer C. g. garrulus summer C. g. semenowi winter
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The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Coracias garrulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22682860A154424974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22682860A154424974.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.