---
title: "Breedbekscharrelaar"
description: "Eurystomus glaucurus — Vogels. The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/broad-billed-roller
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Breedbekscharrelaar

> Eurystomus glaucurus — Vogels. The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions.

- Scientific name: *Eurystomus glaucurus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2020
- Wikidata: [Q204154](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204154)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2288](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2288)

## Names

- en: Broad-billed Roller
- de: Zimtroller
- es: Carraca Picogorda
- fr: Rolle violet
- nl: Breedbekscharrelaar
- pt: Rolieiro-de-bico-amarelo
- pl: Kraskówka afrykańska

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (343), MG (241), UG (218), GM (208), TZ (147), BJ (132), ZM (73), SN (72), BW (60), NG (55), GH (49), ZW (46)

## Summary

The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions. It is a wet season breeder, which migrates from the northern and southern areas of its range towards the moister equatorial belt in the dry season.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-billed_roller

## Photo

![Breedbekscharrelaar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broad-billed-roller/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144177253

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/broad-billed-roller?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).