Blauracke
The European roller was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his "Systema Naturae" under its current the binomial name "Coracias garrulus". The type locality is Sweden. The generic name derives from Greek "korakias" referring to a type of crow, perhaps the red-billed chough. The specific epithet "garrulus" is from Latin and means 'chattering' or 'noisy'. Alternate English names include the blue roller, common roller, Eurasian roller, or simply roller.