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Lilac-breasted roller According to our guide, this is the most colorful bird on the planet, meaning it has the most different colors. It was spotted on safari trip in Kruger. Birds,Coracias caudatus,Lilac-breasted Roller,Lilac-breasted roller,Roller,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lilac-breasted roller

According to our guide, this is the most colorful bird on the planet, meaning it has the most different colors. It was spotted on safari trip in Kruger.

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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 Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2011. Captured Jul 27, 2009 12:23.
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  • DSLR-A100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO250
  • 300mm