Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus (Müller, PLS, 1776)

110 gWeight

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.

Most records: Uganda, Madagascar, Gambia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Uganda, Madagascar, Gambia

Broad-billed Roller has been recorded at 400 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 34 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda1,099 records
Lake Mburo NPUganda828 records
Mabamba SwampUganda499 records

More places

Campement de WassadouSenegal368 records
Andasibe-Mantadia NPMadagascar278 records
Ankarafantsika Park HeadquartersMadagascar262 records
Berenty ReserveMadagascar260 records
Ankarafantsika NPMadagascar247 records
Lake Mburo NP – Boat RideUganda217 records
Ankarafantsika – Circuit CoquereliMadagascar215 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Madagascar Gambia South Africa Ghana Botswana Zambia Kenya

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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