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Lilac-breasted roller

Coracias caudatus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Habitat:

In its native range it is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula, preferring open woodland and savanna; it is largely absent from treeless places.
The specimen shown here lives in Pairi Daiza, Belgium.

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Lilac-breasted roller

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Comments (4)
The MnMs
Haha! You cannot imagine how many are on the way yet. think that in Sep I was for almost 3 weeks all over California so I have spottings to post for the whole winter! ;-)
James McNair
Very nice. Someone has been very busy snapping pics. You go Marta.

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PublishedOctober 16, 2014

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