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Colour of Africa Birds,Coracias caudatus,Geotagged,Lilac-breasted Roller,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge

Colour of Africa

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Africa's most colorful bird, up close and sharp. I'm jealous. I once captured one in flight, but it was far away:

    Lilac-breasted roller in flight Quite a lucky capture, where this gorgeous bird is taking off. No doubt it is on its way to its harem. Birds,Coracias caudatus,Flight,Lilac-breasted Roller,Lilac-breasted roller,Roller,South Africa
     Posted 13 years ago
  2. View karin65207's profile
    karin65207
    Musk Oxen
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    a brilliant picture and such a beautiful creature. congrats and respect. Posted 13 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 Anneyoungimages
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By Anneyoungimages

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2012. Captured Jan 30, 2012 12:54 in Kruger Park, South Africa.
country flag of South Africa Explore South Africa 1,841 673 0
  • Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
  • f/5.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO160
  • 500mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.