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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 Click/tap to enlarge

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.

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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
  • ISO125
  • 300mm

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