Family: Coraciidae (Rollers)

Authority: Linnaeus, 1758

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has been downlisted to Least Concern.  Although the population is still thought to be declining, the declines are not thought to be sufficiently rapid to warrant listing as Near Threatened. The European population is still thought to be declining but at a less severe rate and the Central Asian population is not thought to be declining significantly. Conservation actions in several countries have contributed to national recoveries.

Population size: 100000-499999

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 21,000,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
AEMLAP