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Lilac-breasted Roller Taken in Hluhluwe National Park, South Africa. Coracias caudatus,Lilac-breasted Roller,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge

Lilac-breasted Roller

Taken in Hluhluwe National Park, South Africa.

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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 stephen whittaker
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By stephen whittaker

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Uploaded Nov 21, 2014. Captured Oct 11, 2013 10:11.
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  • NIKON D90
  • f/18.0
  • 10/16000s
  • ISO3200
  • 400mm