Abyssinian roller

Weight

102 g

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Invertivore

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrubland

Young per litter or clutch

4

Lifestyle

Perching

Migration

Sedentary

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderCoraciiformes
5. familyCoraciidae
6. genusCoracias
7. SpeciesCoracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783

Synonyms Coracias abyssinica, Coracias abyssinica abyssinica, Coracias abyssinica minor, Coracias abyssinica senegalensis, Coracias abyssinicus arabica, Coracias abyssinicus var. arabica, Coracias abyssinus minor

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

European roller

Coracias garrulus

Coraciidae

NT, Near Threatened

Indian roller

Coracias benghalensis

Coraciidae

L

Lilac-breasted roller

Coracias caudatus

CoraciidaeNo free photo yet

B

Blue-bellied roller

Coracias cyanogaster

CoraciidaeNo free photo yet

P

Purple roller

Coracias naevius

CoraciidaeNo free photo yet

R

Racket-tailed roller

Coracias spatulatus

CoraciidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAbyssinian roller vs European rollerAbyssinian roller vs Indian rollerAbyssinian roller vs Lilac-breasted rollerAbyssinian roller vs Blue-bellied roller

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@misc{abyssinian_roller_2026,
  title = {Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abyssinian-roller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}