Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Rollers :: Lilac-breasted Roller

Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Blue-breasted Roller, Lilac-throated Roller
Old scientific name(s): Coracias caudatus

Photographs

Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Dan Marsh  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Dan Marsh  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Dan Marsh  Kruger National Park, South Africa - 1999 © Kees Bakker  Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2003 © Kees Bakker 
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Range

E. Africa. C. and s. tropical Africa;
Two populations;
(1) S. Ethiopia, Somalia, n. and e. Kenya.
(2) N. Angola, se. and ce. Zaire, s. and e. Uganda, w., c. and se. Kenya s. to ne. Namibia, n. and e. South Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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