Portugal’s European Roller Breeding Population Grew 26% While Breeding Range Shrank 67%
More than two decades of monitoring found that Portugal’s European roller breeding population increased by about 26% since…
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European Roller Chicks in Cropland Landscapes Differed in Specific Antioxidant and Immune Markers
In central Italy, cropland-raised European roller chicks had lower expression of nine genes and lower catalase activity, but…
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Complete 2024 Census Found Only 16 European Roller Pairs in the Jaén Study Area
A comprehensive 2024 census found 16 European roller pairs in 10 active territories in Jaén and adjacent Córdoba,…
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European Rollers disappeared as breeding birds from southeastern Poland after 2022
Long-term monitoring in southeastern Poland recorded 43 occupied European roller sites in 2009, but breeding disappeared after 2022…
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Empordà nest-box project reported 151 European Roller chicks in 2025
Endesa’s Coracias conservation project reported 44 European roller pairs using its nest boxes in the Empordà in 2025,…
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European Rollers Used Grasslands From Breeding Grounds to African Wintering Areas
European rollers from the Carpathian Basin used grasslands in breeding areas, at migration stopovers and especially across their…
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European Rollers Made Seven Apparent Replacement Breeding Attempts After Extreme Rain
After extreme rainfall caused widespread breeding failures in southeastern Spain, European rollers made seven apparent replacement breeding attempts…
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