Evidence found
652 records across 17 countries and territories, 1864–2026.
Coracias caudatus · GBIF taxon key 2475360
Where has the Lilac-breasted Roller been recorded?
Coracias caudatus occurrence evidence comes from 652 records in 17 countries and territories, from 1864 to 2026. Most records come from Kenya.
- 652 records
- 17 places
- 79 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: September.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. 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.
Records over time
18642026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Lilac-breasted Roller has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Lilac-breasted Roller. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 292 | |
| South Africa | 112 | |
| Botswana | 57 | |
| Tanzania | 52 | |
| Namibia | 43 | |
| Mozambique | 28 | |
| Uganda | 15 | |
| Angola | 14 | |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | |
| Malawi | 7 | |
| Rwanda | 4 | |
| United States | 4 | |
| Zambia | 4 | |
| Ethiopia | 3 | |
| DR Congo | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 | |
| SZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Coraciidae.
European Roller
6,265 records
Dollarbird
4,021 records
Broad-billed Roller
308 records
Indian Roller
124 records
Indochinese Roller
105 records
Abyssinian Roller
97 records
Blue-bellied Roller
54 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.