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Pair of Purple Rollers When these birds open their wings and take flight, their underbelly is a lovely purple. Wished I could have caught them in flight, but this was the next best thing. Botswana,Coracias naevius,Geotagged,Purple Roller Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Pair of Purple Rollers

When these birds open their wings and take flight, their underbelly is a lovely purple. Wished I could have caught them in flight, but this was the next best thing.

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The Purple roller

The purple roller, also called the rufous-crowned roller, is found over sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as Namibia and the Transvaal. Compared with other rollers its colours are rather dull and its voice rather harsh and grating.

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

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Uploaded Sep 3, 2014. Captured Jul 12, 2014 23:40 in CKGR, Botswana.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX280 HS
  • f/6.8
  • 1/403s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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