Editing European roller (section)

==Conservation status==
The Eurasian roller has an extensive distribution in Europe and western Asia, and its European breeding population is estimated at 159,000 to 330,000 birds. When Asian breeders are added, this gives a global total population of 277,000 to 660,000 individuals. There have been fairly rapid population declines across much of its range, so it was formerly classified as [[near threatened]] by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] in 2005; it has, however, been downlisted to [[least concern]] in 2015, as population development was judged to not meet the criteria for a more urgent rating at this time.<ref name=iucn/> The European population declined by 25% between 1990 and 2000. The northern areas of the breeding range have fared worst, with numbers in the [[Baltic states]] and northern Russia collapsing, and no birds left breeding in Estonia.<ref name=iucn/><ref name="elurikkus">[https://elurikkus.ee/bie-hub/species/48721 Coracias garrulusLinnaeus, 1758] [[GBIF]] Estonia</ref>

Threats include hunting while on migration around the Mediterranean, and large numbers, possibly in the thousands, are killed for food in Oman. Agricultural practices have led to the loss of trees and hedges which provide potential nest sites and perches for hunting, and [[pesticide]]s have reduced the availability of insect food.<ref name=iucn/> At locations where foraging resources are abundant, providing nest boxes can be a useful short-term conservation solution; however, in other locations foraging habitat restoration is more important.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Finch, T. |author2=Branston, C. |author3=Clewlow, H. |author4=Dunning, J. |author5=Franco, A. M. A. |author6=Račinskis, E. |author7=Schwartz, T. |author8=Butler, S. J. |year=2019 |title=Context-dependent conservation of the cavity-nesting European Roller |journal=Ibis |volume=161|pages=573–589 |doi=10.1111/ibi.12650 |issue=3 |doi-access= free}}</ref>