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
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 ID:
2624054ED644AABB
Avibase ID:
avibase-2624054E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2624054E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692685
Geographic range:
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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