---
title: "Rolieiro-de-barriga-azul"
description: "Coracias cyanogaster — Aves. The blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Senegal to northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/blue-bellied-roller
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rolieiro-de-barriga-azul

> Coracias cyanogaster — Aves. The blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a member of the roller family of  birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Senegal to northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo.

- Scientific name: *Coracias cyanogaster*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 732
- Wikidata: [Q926693](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q926693)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2264](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2264)

## Names

- en: Blue-bellied Roller
- de: Opalracke
- es: Carraca Blanquiazul
- fr: Rollier à ventre bleu
- nl: Blauwbuikscharrelaar
- pt: Rolieiro-de-barriga-azul
- pl: Kraska płowogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

GM (237), GH (49), BJ (46), SN (46), GN (29), CI (20), NG (15), GW (14), CM (7), ML (3), SL (3)

## Summary

The blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a member of the roller family of  birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Senegal to northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is resident, apart from some local seasonal movements, in mature moist savannah dominated by Isoberlinia trees.

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

## Photo

![Rolieiro-de-barriga-azul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-bellied-roller/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72156061

## Machine access

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