Racquet-tailed Roller (Coracias spatulatus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	4,170,000	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	decreasing		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	5.6	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be widespread and fairly common to uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 2001).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing destruction of miombo and mopane woodlands throughout its range (del Hoyo et al.2001).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding
Angola	extant	native	yes
Botswana	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Eswatini	extant	native		yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Mozambique	extant	native	yes
Namibia	extant	native	yes
South Africa	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes
Zimbabwe	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Caconda
Angola	Cuelei
Angola	Luando Strict Nature Reserve
Angola	Mupa National Park
Botswana	Chobe National Park
Botswana	Linyanti swamp/Chobe river
Botswana	Okavango Delta
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Upemba National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kundelungu National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Lufira valley
Malawi	Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Malawi	Mtangatanga and Perekezi Forest Reserves
Malawi	Kasungu National Park
Malawi	Liwonde National Park
Malawi	Liwonde Hills Forest Reserve
Malawi	Lengwe National Park
Mozambique	Panda Brachystegia woodlands
Mozambique	Headwaters of the Cahora Bassa Dam
Namibia	Eastern Caprivi wetlands
Namibia	Mahango Game Reserve and Kavango river
Tanzania	Katavi National Park
Tanzania	Mikumi National Park
Tanzania	Selous Game Reserve
Tanzania	Kilombero Valley
Tanzania	Usangu flats
Tanzania	Kisarawe District Coastal Forests
Tanzania	Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Zambia	West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa Game Management Area
Zambia	Liuwa Plain National Park
Zambia	Sioma Ngwezi National Park
Zambia	Machile
Zambia	Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park and Batoka Gorge
Zambia	Nkanga River Conservation Area
Zambia	Kafue Flats
Zambia	Kafue National Park
Zambia	North Swaka
Zambia	Chisamba
Zambia	Lower Zambezi National Park
Zambia	South Luangwa National Park
Zambia	North Luangwa National Park
Zambia	Lukususi National Park
Zambia	Shiwa Ng'andu
Zambia	Lavushi Manda National Park
Zambia	Kasanka National Park
Zambia	Bangweulu Swamps
Zambia	Kalungwishi
Zambia	Jimbe Drainage
Zimbabwe	Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe	Chizarira National Park
Zimbabwe	Middle Zambezi Valley
Zimbabwe	Robert McIlwaine Recreational Park
Zimbabwe	Mavuradonha Mountains
Zambia	Wonder Gorge
Zambia	Sumbu National Park and Tondwa Game Management Area
Zambia	Mutinondo Wilderness

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1300 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Coracias spatulatus. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/racquet-tailed-roller-coracias-spatulatus on 04/10/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 04/10/2023.