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Broad-billed roller

Eurystomus glaucurus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a species in the family Coraciidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 104 g to 110.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus)
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the broad-billed roller

Weight
104 g – 110.5 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
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad-billed roller live?

Not recorded

What is the broad-billed roller?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions. It is a wet season breeder, which migrates from the northern and southern areas of its range towards the moister equatorial belt in the dry season.

From the Wikipedia article “Broad-billed roller” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broad-billed_roller&oldid=1383033517), 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 broad-billed roller endangered?

The broad-billed 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 broad-billed roller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyCoraciidae
  6. genusEurystomus
  7. SpeciesEurystomus glaucurus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • BBROEnglish
  • Cinnamon rollerEnglish
  • GeelbektroupantAfrikaans
  • شقراق القرفةArabic
  • شقراق عريض المنقارArabic
  • Ширококлюна синявицаBulgarian
  • gaig becgròs africàCatalan
  • mandelík skořicovýCzech
  • šírozobec skořicovýCzech
  • rholydd llydanbig AffricaWelsh
  • Brednæbbet EllekrageDanish
  • ZimtrackeGerman
  • ZimtrollerGerman
  • larĝbeka koracioEsperanto
  • Carraca picogordaSpanish
  • savanni-tõmmuraagEstonian
  • afrikansininärhiFinnish
  • Rolle violetFrench
  • Rolle africainFrench
  • Iomlascóir gobleathanIrish
  • Rolleyder gob-lheanManx
  • כחל צהוב-מקורHebrew
  • žutokljuna zlatovranaCroatian
  • lilatorkú csörgőmadárHungarian
  • BrúnhraniIcelandic
  • Uccello dollaro africanoItalian
  • Ghiandaia marina dal becco largoItalian
  • アフリカブッポウソウJapanese
  • afrikinis plačiagerklisLithuanian
  • mēļā zilvārnaLatvian
  • TsararakoMalagasy
  • TsararahakyMalagasy
  • VorombaratraMalagasy
  • BreedbekscharrelaarDutch
  • brednebbråkeNorwegian
  • kraskówka afrykańskaPolish
  • peito-lilásPortuguese
  • rolieiro-de-bico-amareloPortuguese
  • Африканский широкоротRussian
  • AfrihkáalitguovssatNorthern Sami
  • širokozobka škoricováSlovak
  • cimetasta krokaricaSlovenian
  • cimetna zlatovrankaSlovenian
  • Širokokljuna modrovranaSerbian
  • gulnäbbad blåkråkaSwedish
  • Erguvani GökkuzgunTurkish
  • Geniş gagalı gökkuzgunTurkish
  • leTleretlereTswana
  • широкорот африканськийUkrainian
  • 闊嘴佛法僧Chinese
  • 阔嘴三宝鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the broad-billed roller

Other species in the same genus Eurystomus.

NT, Near Threatened

Azure dollarbird

Eurystomus azureus

CoraciidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the broad-billed roller?

An adult broad-billed roller weighs 104 g – 110.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the broad-billed roller endangered?

The broad-billed 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 broad-billed roller?

The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) belongs to the family Coraciidae in the order Coraciiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-billed-roller

MLA

“Broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-billed-roller.

BibTeX
@misc{broad_billed_roller_2026,
  title = {Broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-billed-roller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}