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Lilac-breasted roller - Coracias caudata Seen in Pairi Daiza, Sep 2016.<br /> Interesting fact: <br /> These birds can communicate a variety of different emotions and information using both call notes and visual actions. As example of the latter, male roller birds perform acrobatics while flying near females during the mating season. Belgium,Coracias caudatus,Geotagged,Lilac-breasted roller,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Lilac-breasted roller - Coracias caudata

Seen in Pairi Daiza, Sep 2016.
Interesting fact:
These birds can communicate a variety of different emotions and information using both call notes and visual actions. As example of the latter, male roller birds perform acrobatics while flying near females during the mating season.

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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 Patomarazul
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2021. Captured Sep 13, 2016 12:51 in HVPP+2W Brugelette, Belgium.
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  • SP-100EE
  • f/6.5
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO1600
  • 172.2mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.