Blue-throated roller
Eurystomus gularis Vieillot, 1819
The blue-throated roller (Eurystomus gularis) is a species in the family Coraciidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 92.2 g to 98.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the blue-throated roller
- Weight
- 92.2 g – 98.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blue-throated roller live?
Not recorded
What is the blue-throated roller?
The blue-throated roller (Eurystomus gularis) is a species of roller in the family Coraciidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest.
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Is the blue-throated roller endangered?
The blue-throated roller is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the blue-throated roller classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCoraciiformes
- familyCoraciidae
- genusEurystomus
- SpeciesEurystomus gularis Vieillot, 1819
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- BTROEnglish
- شقراق أزرق الحنجرةArabic
- Синьогуша синявицаBulgarian
- gaig becgròs gloablauCatalan
- mandelík modrohrdlýCzech
- šírozobec modrohrdlýCzech
- rholydd gyddflasWelsh
- Lille EllekrageDanish
- BlaukehlrackeGerman
- BlaukehlrollerGerman
- blugorĝa koracioEsperanto
- Carraca GorgiazulSpanish
- Carraca gorjiazulSpanish
- mets-tõmmuraagEstonian
- guineansininärhiFinnish
- Rolle gorgeretFrench
- Rolle à gorge bleueFrench
- plavogrla zlatovranaCroatian
- kéktorkú csörgőmadárHungarian
- Ghiandaia marina golazzurraItalian
- アオノドアフリカブッポウソウJapanese
- melsvagurklis plačiagerklisLithuanian
- BlauwkeelscharrelaarDutch
- blåstruperåkeNorwegian
- kraskówka modrogardłaPolish
- rolieiro-de-garganta-azulPortuguese
- Синегорлый широкоротRussian
- širokozobka modrohrdláSlovak
- modrogrla krokaricaSlovenian
- Plavogrla modrovranaSerbian
- blåstrupig blåkråkaSwedish
- Mavigerdan gökkuzgunTurkish
- Mavi Boğazlı GökkuzgunTurkish
- широкорот блакитногорлийUkrainian
- 蓝喉三宝鸟Chinese
- 藍喉佛法僧Chinese
Relatives of the blue-throated roller
Other species in the same genus Eurystomus.
Oriental dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Broad-billed roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Azure dollarbird
Eurystomus azureus
CompareBlue-throated roller vs Oriental dollarbirdBlue-throated roller vs Broad-billed rollerBlue-throated roller vs Azure dollarbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blue-throated roller?
An adult blue-throated roller weighs 92.2 g – 98.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blue-throated roller endangered?
The blue-throated 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-throated roller?
The blue-throated roller (Eurystomus gularis) belongs to the family Coraciidae in the order Coraciiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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