---
title: "Indochinese Roller"
description: "Coracias affinis — Vogels. The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/indochinese-roller
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indochinese Roller

> Coracias affinis — Vogels. The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird family.

- Scientific name: *Coracias affinis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 3646
- Wikidata: [Q31873394](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31873394)
- iNaturalist taxon: [485365](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/485365)

## Names

- en: Indochinese Roller
- de: Indochinesische Racke
- es: Carraca indochina
- fr: Rollier d'Indochine

## Countries with the most observations

TH (2644), IN (425), VN (143), KH (116), MM (29), BD (22), MY (12), BT (11), CN (5), LA (4)

## Summary

The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird family. It occurs widely from Nepal, eastern India to Myanmar and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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

## Photo

![Indochinese Roller](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indochinese-roller/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mirela · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166122088

## Machine access

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