AI overview
The European Roller is a colorful bird species found across Europe and parts of Asia that feeds primarily on large insects and small animals. It matters because it serves as an indicator of healthy grassland and open woodland habitats, and its populations have declined in recent decades due to changes in land use.
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Species
Least ConcernEuropean roller
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCoraciiformes
- FamilyCoraciidae
via IUCN
Article
The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family Coraciidae 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.
Taxonomy and systematics