European Roller (Coracias garrulus)

European Roller, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family Coraciidae breeding in Europe. Its range extends into the Maghreb, West Asia and Central Asia. It winters in southern Africa, primarily in dry wooded savanna and bushy plains. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, but avoids treeless plains. It usually nests in tree holes.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of European Roller being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Coracias abyssinicus
Coracias spatulatus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Coraciidae
Genus: Coracias
Species: Coracias garrulus

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