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Lilac-breasted Roller

This is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula.

A chunky, large-headed bird with a lilac breast and rusty cheeks.

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June 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Eurystomus orientalis
Coraciidae
(Dollarbird)
Anderson Gardens, Townsville Botanic Gardens,
Queensland, Australia
17th Nov 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Rollers (Coraciidae)
November 3, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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The lilac-breasted roller is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa,
South Africa
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October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) is a striking member of the roller family (Coraciidae), native to West and Central Africa.

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September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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- Lilac-Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae.
- Photo courtesy of Joanne Matson, Kenya.
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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The Purple-winged Roller (Coracias temminckii) is a native of Indonesia. #SciArt by John Gerrard Keulemans for the "Monograph of the Coraciidae" (1893) by Henry Eeles Dresser. Contributed to #BHLib by Cornell University. #WearItPurple 💜
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August 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ruffled, any bird with ruffled feathers.
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#IndianRoller

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"The bird in the image is an Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), a member of the roller family (Coraciidae). While its round, fluffed-up posture resembles that of a chickadee, it is actually a distinct, much larger species famed for its vibrant plumage and acrobatic courtship flights."
May 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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👍 They are closely related, belonging to the same order, Coraciiformes. Ours however belongs to this family:
Coraciidae - Wikipedia
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September 22, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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🌍 Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) #Africanbirds #SouthernAfricanbirds #EasternAfricanbirds #Subsaharanbirds | #Rollers #Coraciidae | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfBluesky #birds
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus). Adult. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: AEPV 📷: Photo by tomtom4167 via Pixabay 2019 The photo shows a vibrant African bird with a lilac chest, greenish head, and rusty cheeks, perched on a dead tree branch.
April 10, 2024 at 6:41 AM
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Bon dia! El gaig blau de clatell verd (Coracias caudatus) és un ocell que es pot trobar a moltes regions d'Àfrica. Pertany a la família dels coràcids (Coraciidae) i solen viure en zones tropicals i subtropicals. Destaca per tenir uns colors molt cridaners com podeu comprovar.
July 8, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)

Family Coraciidae (Rollers)
Range: Senegambia to Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya; central Arabia
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML525878641 - Abyssinian Roller - Macaulay Library
© Dominic Mitchell; Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain; 01 Mar 2020
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December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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I wanted to see from another angle, and... Wow!
Lilac Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family Coraciidae. Here is a stunning example perched on a thorny branch. Outstretched wings are the same pastel blue as the lower body, shifting to white and then a dark navy at the wingtips. The upper body is light blue on the head and a not terribly surprising lilac on the chest and face.
September 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Indian Rollers have the most beautiful shades of blue in their wings.
In Hindi they are called neelkanth (blue throated) -- also at one point (British India) they were called Blue Jays.

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A bird photographed midflight through a small frame, framed by trees (green leaves) you see multiple shades of blue on the wings. The Indian roller is a bird of the family Coraciidae, 30–34 cm long having pinkish face and throat, the head and back are brown, with blue on the rump and contrasting light and dark blue on the wings and tail
February 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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purple, blue, and brown bird perch on branch by Jason Hafso (Unsplash https://tinyurl.com/28eetrs4)

BioClip identify (at 63.81%) Coracias caudata genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae)

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BioClip identify (at 63.81%) Coracias caudata genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae) Image Unsplash details : exif:NIKON CORPORATION, NIKON D7000 location:Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya keywords: animal, bird, color, wood, leaves, leaf, africa, bird wallpaper, colour, colourful, branch, feathers, stick, beak, perch, kenya, masai mara national reserve updated: Sat Nov 15 2025 10:55:14 GMT+0100 (Central European Standard Time)
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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They only look like corvids, but are not actually related. Rollers have an own Family (Coraciidae) and the higher-level Order (Coraciiformes) includes also Kingfishers!
August 25, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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BioClip identify (at 60.49%) Coracias caudata genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae)

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December 7, 2024 at 7:54 AM
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BioClip identify (at 90.53%) Coracias garrulus genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae) com. European Roller

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https://tinyurl.com/yqxplr85

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July 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Had to look them up. Seems like the rollers (Coraciidae) have no representatives in North America
November 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster), family Coraciidae, order Coraciiformes, The Gambia

Photograph by Ron Verdonk
July 13, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)

Family Coraciidae (Rollers)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML564805451 - Indian Roller - Macaulay Library
© Rajkumar Das; Churu, Rajasthan, India; 15 Jan 2020
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January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Azure Dollarbird (Eurystomus azureus)

Family Coraciidae (Rollers)
Range: northern Moluccas
IUCN status: Near Threatened
ML132213551 - Azure Roller - Macaulay Library
© Michael Riffel; Maluku Utara, Maluku, Indonesia; 25 Sep 2012
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May 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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👍 They do belong to the same order, Coraciiformes, but ours belongs to this family:
Coraciidae - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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Carracas del Mundo ( Coraciidae ). De izqda a dcha:
_Género Coracias
~Europea
~Abisinia
~Lila
~De Raquetas
~Coroniparda
~India
~Indochina
~De Célebes
~Blanquiazul
_Género Eurystomus
~Picogorda
~Gorgiazul
~Oriental
~Moluqueña
November 23, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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blue and brown bird on brown grass during daytime by Geoffroy Danest (Unsplash https://tinyurl.com/2xncdh38)

BioClip identify (at 89.21%) Coracias caudatus genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae) com. Lilac-breasted Roller

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https://tinyurl.com/25o3mc2j

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BioClip identify (at 89.21%) Coracias caudatus genus:Coracias (fam. Coraciidae) com. Lilac-breasted Roller Avibase flickr https://tinyurl.com/25o3mc2j Image Unsplash details : exif:PENTAX, K-x location:South Africa keywords: bird, south africa, animal, purple, brown, bluebird, bee eater, jay updated: Sat Oct 04 2025 23:45:07 GMT+0200 (Central European Summer Time)
October 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM