
The purple roller (Coracias naevius), or rufous-crowned roller, is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 601 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Purple Roller is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
601 records, iNaturalist
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Purple Roller: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Madikwe Game Reserve.
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Coracias naevius
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Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Purple Roller auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Purple Roller at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Madikwe Game Reserve and Marakele National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Purple Roller is most recorded in Mpumalanga (47% of records), Limpopo (45% of records), North West (5% of records), based on 601 iNaturalist observations. 19 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Purple Roller on site or nearby.
The Purple Roller is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Madikwe Game Reserve: Apr-Sep; Marakele National Park: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The purple roller (Coracias naevius), or rufous-crowned roller, is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Compared with other rollers its colours are rather dull and its voice rather harsh and grating.