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    (c) Rails and roadtrips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Julien de Albuquerque, all rights reserved

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    (c) lenstrek, all rights reserved

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    (c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Albert Beccu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

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About

The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African member of the roller family of birds. 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. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches conspicuously at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, lizards, scorpions, snails, small birds and rodents moving about at ground...

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