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Coracias caudatus The lilac-breasted roller is a robust, large-headed bird, is often perched alone on a tree in a grassy clearing, and is almost unmistakable with their colourful plumage tones. Wonderful bird to watch ! Botswana,Coracias caudatus,Coraciidae,Coraciiformes,Geotagged,Lilac-breasted roller,Roller,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Coracias caudatus

The lilac-breasted roller is a robust, large-headed bird, is often perched alone on a tree in a grassy clearing, and is almost unmistakable with their colourful plumage tones. Wonderful bird to watch !

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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 Nil
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Uploaded Jan 14, 2023. Captured Jun 22, 2014 12:26 in 7C9H+QM Kakoaka, Botswana.
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  • NIKON D800E
  • f/9.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 300mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.