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Blue-bellied roller

Coracias cyanogaster Cuvier, 1816

LCLeast Concernbirds

The blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a species in the family Coraciidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 142 g to 143 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
Photo: gisela gerson lohman-braun · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-bellied roller

Weight
142 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-bellied roller live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-bellied roller?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Senegal to northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is resident, apart from some local seasonal movements, in mature moist savannah dominated by Isoberlinia trees.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-bellied roller” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-bellied_roller&oldid=1313721896), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-bellied roller endangered?

The blue-bellied roller is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the blue-bellied roller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyCoraciidae
  6. genusCoracias
  7. SpeciesCoracias cyanogaster Cuvier, 1816
Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • BBROEnglish
  • شقراق أزرق البطنArabic
  • Синьокоремна синявицаBulgarian
  • gaig blau capblancCatalan
  • mandelík modrobřichýCzech
  • rholydd torlasWelsh
  • Hvidhovedet EllekrageDanish
  • OpalrackeGerman
  • bluventra koracioEsperanto
  • Carraca blanquiazulSpanish
  • valgepea-siniraagEstonian
  • vaaleasininärhiFinnish
  • Rollier à ventre bleuFrench
  • crnoleđa zlatovranaCroatian
  • kékhasú szalakótaHungarian
  • Ghiandaia marina panciabluItalian
  • Ghiandaia marina ventrebluItalian
  • アオハラニシブッポウソウJapanese
  • mėlynpilvis žalvarnisLithuanian
  • BlauwbuikscharrelaarDutch
  • hvithoderåkeNorwegian
  • kraska płowogłowaPolish
  • rolieiro-de-barriga-azulPortuguese
  • Синебрюхая сизоворонкаRussian
  • krakľa bielohlaváSlovak
  • beloglava modrovrankaSlovenian
  • gräddhuvad blåkråkaSwedish
  • Mavi karınlı gökkuzgunTurkish
  • Lacivert Karınlı GökkuzgunTurkish
  • сиворакша світлоголоваUkrainian
  • 蓝腹佛法僧Chinese
  • 藍腹佛法僧Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-bellied roller

Other species in the same genus Coracias.

CompareBlue-bellied roller vs European rollerBlue-bellied roller vs Indian rollerBlue-bellied roller vs Lilac-breasted rollerBlue-bellied roller vs Abyssinian roller

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-bellied roller?

An adult blue-bellied roller weighs 142 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-bellied roller endangered?

The blue-bellied roller is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-bellied roller?

The blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) belongs to the family Coraciidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bellied-roller

MLA

“Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bellied-roller.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_bellied_roller_2026,
  title = {Blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-bellied-roller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}