Where does the Lilac-breasted Roller live?
Coracias caudatus has 209,151 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1864 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 209,151 records
- 30 places
- 131 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesCoraciidaeCoracias
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 101,484 | |
| Kenya | 28,367 | |
| Tanzania | 18,429 | |
| Namibia | 16,425 | |
| Botswana | 15,647 | |
| Zimbabwe | 9,203 | |
| Zambia | 6,628 | |
| Mozambique | 4,263 | |
| Uganda | 2,642 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,702 | |
| Malawi | 1,655 | |
| Eswatini | 1,076 | |
| Rwanda | 1,072 | |
| Angola | 283 | |
| DR Congo | 118 | |
| Somalia | 72 | |
| Congo | 26 | |
| Netherlands | 18 | |
| Burundi | 15 | |
| United States | 7 | |
| Gabon | 4 | |
| Senegal | 3 | |
| Lesotho | 2 | |
| Nigeria | 2 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| Eritrea | 1 | |
| Gambia | 1 | |
| Oman | 1 | |
| Poland | 1 | |
| Sudan | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Coraciidae.
Indian Roller
308,670 records
Dollarbird
279,283 records
European Roller
241,825 records
Indochinese Roller
81,967 records
Broad-billed Roller
53,291 records
Abyssinian Roller
28,668 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.