Species profile
Purple Roller
Coracias naevius
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are widespread.
- Scientific name
- Coracias naevius
- Family
- Coraciidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Genus
- Coracias
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Purple Roller in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Coraciidae
- Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
- Azure Dollarbird (Eurystomus azureus)
- Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
- Blue-throated Roller (Eurystomus gularis)
- Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus)
- Coracias aurea (Coracias aurea)
- Coracias bicator (Coracias bicator)
- Coracias caffra (Coracias caffra)