---
title: "Kraska abisyńska"
description: "Coracias abyssinicus — Ptaki. The Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus), or Senegal roller, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/abyssinian-roller
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kraska abisyńska

> Coracias abyssinicus — Ptaki. The Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus), or Senegal roller, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel.

- Scientific name: *Coracias abyssinicus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1513
- Wikidata: [Q961342](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961342)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2265](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2265)

## Names

- en: Abyssinian Roller
- de: Senegalracke
- es: Carraca Abisinia
- fr: Rollier d'Abyssinie
- nl: Sahelscharrelaar
- pt: Rolieiro-da-abissínia
- pl: Kraska abisyńska

## Countries with the most observations

GM (308), BJ (259), SN (255), ET (114), NG (101), UG (78), GH (50), NE (43), TD (39), BF (38), ML (28), CF (19)

## Summary

The Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus), or Senegal roller, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel. It is resident in the southern part of its range, but northern breeding populations are short-distance migrants, moving further south after the wet season.

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

## Photo

![Kraska abisyńska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/abyssinian-roller/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254945815

## Machine access

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