Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Coraciiformes > Family Coraciidae > Genus Coracias

Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Coracias*		accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: grifsha e detit; sorra e kaltër sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bokmål (Norwegian): blåråke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Bulgarian: Синявица sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: ellekrage sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: scharrelaar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: European roller; roller sources: Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: European Roller; Roller sources: Charles Hussey

French: rollier d'Europe sources: Avibase - the world bird database

German: Blauracke; Mandelkrähe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Ευρωπαϊκή Χαλκοκουρούνα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: ghiandaia marina sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: žalvarnis sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: blåråke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: blåråke sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 107

Norwegian Nynorsk: blåråke sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 107

Nynorsk (Norwegian): blåråke sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: kraska sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Romanian: dumbrăveancă sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: Oбыкнове́нная сизоворо́нка; Pакша; или ракша; сизоворонка; Сизоворо́нка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: zlatovranka sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: carraca sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: blåkråka sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: gokkuzgun; gökkuzgun sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: європейська сиворакша; Звичайна сиворакша; Сиворакша ; Сизоворо́нка sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Ukraine PESI focal point

Welsh: rholydd

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (279 publications)
GenBank (11 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212743

Drs Cees Roselaar. Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=97087