Where does the Abyssinian Roller live?
Coracias abyssinicus has 28,668 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1893 to 2026. Most records come from Gambia.
- 28,668 records
- 40 places
- 76 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesCoraciidaeCoracias
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 8,316 | |
| Nigeria | 5,874 | |
| Senegal | 5,295 | |
| Ethiopia | 2,057 | |
| Ghana | 1,729 | |
| Uganda | 1,204 | |
| Benin | 1,099 | |
| Burkina Faso | 389 | |
| Chad | 344 | |
| Cameroon | 335 | |
| Mali | 293 | |
| Kenya | 279 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 256 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 250 | |
| Niger | 241 | |
| Mauritania | 130 | |
| Sudan | 115 | |
| Guinea | 88 | |
| Central African Republic | 58 | |
| Spain | 49 | |
| South Sudan | 48 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 46 | |
| DR Congo | 44 | |
| Sierra Leone | 38 | |
| Yemen | 31 | |
| Togo | 30 | |
| Eritrea | 12 | |
| Netherlands | 3 | |
| Algeria | 2 | |
| Gabon | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 2 | |
| Belgium | 1 | |
| Botswana | 1 | |
| Djibouti | 1 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Liberia | 1 | |
| Morocco | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Coraciidae.
Indian Roller
308,670 records
Dollarbird
279,283 records
European Roller
241,825 records
Lilac-breasted Roller
209,151 records
Indochinese Roller
81,967 records
Broad-billed Roller
53,291 records
Blue-bellied Roller
9,555 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.