Rollers (Coraciidae)
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) - HBW 6, p. 372
French: Rollier à longs brins
German: Gabelracke
Spanish: Carraca Lila
Other common names: Lilac-throated Roller (lorti)
Taxonomy: Coracias caudata Linnaeus, 1766, Angola.
Often regarded as forming a superspecies with C. abyssinicus and C. garrulus, though probably more closely allied to former. Species name frequently given as feminine, caudata, as in original description, but genus is masculine. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lorti Shelley, 1885 - Eritrea S to Somalia and NE Kenya.
- caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 - Angola E to C & E Kenya, S to Namibia and N South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a stump, then flying away Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp lorti)
Keith Blomerley 7 April 2002 5 years ago 16 sec 4.5 -
A bird on top of a bush, cattle and people passing behind. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp lorti)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 4.4 -
A bird on top of a bush, cattle passing behind. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp lorti)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 3.9 -
A close-up of a bird. Locality Wabi Shabelle, Ethiopia (ssp lorti)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A pair on territory and calling Locality Mana Pools National Park, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe (ssp caudatus)
Greg Baker 10 September 1999 1 year ago 36 sec 3.8 -
A bird on the top of a little branch Locality Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (ssp caudatus)
Peter van Dam 28 August 2006 5 years ago 18 sec 3.8
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Near Olifantsbad, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp caudatus)
Glenda Rees 12 July 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
A Lilac-Breasted Roller seen by the roadside in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp caudatus)
Glenda Rees 12 July 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Bird on a "Road Closed" Sign , on the road to the Ndutu Safari Lodge.
Locality Serengeti, Tanzania
Cindywutsch 13 September 2012 12 weeks ago 4.2 -
Roller perched on a stick. Sunup at Etosha National Park
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Lee Hunter 5 August 2010 14 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult Bird on a branch , Tarangire Nat.Park
Locality Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Cindywutsch 6 September 2012 12 weeks ago 4.2 -
Sun and Sand Bathing near Croc Bridge
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 9 November 2012 21 weeks ago 4.1
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Calls of a perched bird Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 3 years ago 3
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