Racket-tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Rollers (Coraciidae)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
Overview
The racket-tailed roller (Coracias spatulatus) is a species of bird in the family Coraciidae. It is found in southern Africa from Angola, south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Tanzania to northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Tropical southwestern Angola to northeastern Tanzania and southern Mozambique.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Racket-tailed roller
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
