a pair of lilac-breasted roller perched on a tree : (pix sanjiv shukla)

lilac-breasted roller coracias caudatus fork-tailed lilac-throated mosilikatze#39aph39#s bird family coraciidae southern eastern africa coloration tail large-headed colourful plumage lilac throat crown mantle olive lilac-rufous greenish blue azure black feather dark brilliant purple acrobatic fliers wingspan nesting natural hole incubate aggressive defence nest arthropod vertebrate spider scorpion centipede millipedes insect amphibian open woodland savanna perches tops tree vantage points