Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Size: | 37 cm long |
Habitat: | Forest, woodland and savanna |
Feeding: | Insects and small amphibians |
The Lilac-breasted Roller is a very colourful bird. The throat and breast are lilac. The crown is greenish blue. The back is brown and the rest is varying shades of blue/turquoise.
This bird is often seen sitting in a tall dead tree watching for prey.
This is the national bird of Botswana.
These photos were taken in the Serengeti, Tanzania and the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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