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fork tail roller great bird with a splendor of colors.<br /> other names or Coracias caudata<br /> lilac breasted roller. Coracias caudatus,Lilac-breasted Roller Click/tap to enlarge

fork tail roller

great bird with a splendor of colors.
other names or Coracias caudata
lilac breasted roller.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Nive! Where did you find this one? In a park I suppose, given its ring? Posted 10 years ago
    1. View cle van G's profile
      cle van G
      Bull Frog
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      I have this picture taken in avifauna Netherlands
      thanks for your vote       Posted 10 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 cle van G
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By cle van G

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Uploaded Feb 8, 2015. Captured Mar 6, 2013 11:37.
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  • DSLR-A700
  • f/5.6
  • 1/30s
  • ISO100
  • 150mm