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Lilac-breasted roller on rock in Tarangire, Tanzania Foraging close to the water in search of insects. Africa,Coracias caudatus,Lilac-breasted Roller,Tanzania,Tarangire,Tarangire National Park Click/tap to enlarge

Lilac-breasted roller on rock in Tarangire, Tanzania

Foraging close to the water in search of insects.

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Amazingly beautiful birds Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Graeme Ruck's profile
    Graeme Ruck
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    Fantastic photo Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
    Frankhuizen Photography
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    Colorful bird! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It sure is. One guide once told me its the most colorful in the world, meaning the most different colors in a single species. Posted 11 years ago

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The Lilac-breasted roller

The lilac-breasted roller is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula. It prefers open woodland and savanna, and it is for the most part absent from treeless places.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 16, 2013. Captured Aug 30, 2013 15:48.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO450
  • 400mm