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Rufous-crowned Roller

Coracias naevius Daudin, FM 1800

The purple roller, or rufous-crowned roller, is a medium-sized bird widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Compared with other rollers its colours are rather dull and its voice rather harsh and grating. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Coraciidae
Genus:
   Coracias
Scientific:
  Coracias naevius


Original description

Citation:
  Daudin, FM 1800

Reference:
   Traité Élém. Compl. Orn. 2 p.258

Protonym:
  Coracias noevia

Type locality:
  Senegal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39476264


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2624054ED644AABB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2624054E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2624054E


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 692685

Geographic range:

  • Coracias naevius naevius: Senegambia to Ethiopia, Somalia and n Tanzania
  • Coracias naevius mosambicus: Angola and Namibia to Zambia and n South Africa
English:
Rufous-crowned Roller
Catalan:
Gaig blau porprat
Czech:
mandelík čárkovaný
Danish:
Blåvinget Ellekrage
German:
Strichelracke
Spanish:
Carraca Coroniparda
Spanish (Spain):
Carraca Coroniparda
Finnish:
viirusininärhi
French:
Rollier varié
Croatian:
prugasta zlatovrana
Hungarian:
zöldhátú szalakóta
Icelandic:
Fölhrani
Italian:
Ghiandaia marina caporossiccio
Japanese (romaji):
chagashiranishibuppousou
Japanese:
チャガシラニシブッポウソウ
Lithuanian:
Rusvakepuris žalvarnis
Dutch:
Roodkruinscharrelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Striperåke
Norwegian:
Striperåke
Polish:
kraska kreskowana
Portuguese:
Rolieiro-de-sobrancelhas-brancas
Portuguese (Portugal):
rolieiro-de-sobrancelhas-brancas
Russian:
Рыжая сизоворонка
Slovak:
krakľa pestrá
Serbian:
Modrovrana riđeg temena
Swedish:
fläckblåkråka
Ukrainian:
Сиворакша білоброва
Chinese:
棕顶佛法僧
Chinese (Traditional):
棕頂佛法僧


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rollier varié ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Rollier varié ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias noevius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias noevius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias noevius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias noevia) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Coracias noevia [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Coracias noevia [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Coracias noevia [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias noevia) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufous-crowned Roller ( Coracias naevia) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Coracias naevius [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Coracias naevius [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Groottroupant
Bulgarian: Червеноглава синявица
Catalan: Gaig blau porprat
Czech: mandelík čárkovaný, Mandelík nachový
Welsh: Rholydd porffor
Danish: Blåvinget Ellekrage
German: Strichelracke, Strichel-Racke
English: Purple Roller, Rufous crowned Roller, Rufous-crowned Roller
English, HBW: Purple Roller
English (IOC): Purple Roller
English (Kenya): Rufous-crowned Roller
English (United States): Rufous-crowned Roller
English (South Africa): Purple Roller
Esperanto: Rufverta koracio, Ruĝkapa koracio
Spanish: Carraca Coronada, Carraca Coroniparda
Spanish (Spain): Carraca Coroniparda
Spanish (HBW): Rufous-crowned Roller
Estonian: suur-siniraag
Finnish: Viirusäihkynärhi, viirusininärhi
French: Rollier varié
Frisian: Pearse rôlder
Irish: Iomlascóir ruachorónta
Galician: Rolieiro de sobrancellas brancas
Croatian: prugasta zlatovrana
Hungarian: zöldhátú szalakóta
Icelandic: Fölhrani
Italian: Ghiandaia marina caporossiccio, Ghiandaia marina corona rossiccia
Japanese (romaji): chagashiranishibuppousou
Japanese: チャガシラニシブッポウソウ
Kwangali: Sikambu
Kirghiz: кызыл тобо көк карга
Scientific: Coracias naevia, Coracias naevius, Coracias naevius naevius, Coracias noevia, Coracias noevius
Lithuanian: Rausvasis žalvarnis, Rusvakepuris žalvarnis
Latvian: Svītrainā zilvārna
Dutch: Roodkruinscharrelaar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Striperåke
Norwegian: Striperåke
Polish: kraska kreskowana
Portuguese: Rolieiro-de-sobrancelhas-brancas
Portuguese (Portugal): Rolieiro-de-nuca-branca, rolieiro-de-sobrancelhas-brancas
Rhaeto-Romance: Curatscha purpura
Romanian: Dumbrăveancă roşie
Russian: Рыжая сизоворонка, Рыжешапочная сизоворонка
Northern Sami: Čarggeguovssat
Slovak: krakľa pestrá, krakľa purpurovokrídla
Slovenian: progasta zlatovranka
Shona: Gatawa
Serbian: Modrovrana riđeg temena, Prugasta modrovrana
Swedish: Fläckblåkråka
Swahili: Kambu Kichwa-marungi
Tswana: Letlêrêtlêrê
Turkish: Ak kaşlı gökkuzgun, yeşil sırtlı gökkuzgun, Yeşil-sırtlı Gökkuzgun
Tsonga: Vhevhe
Ukrainian: Сиворакша білоброва
Chinese: 棕顶佛法僧
Chinese (Traditional): 棕頂佛法僧

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