Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), chasing butterfly, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, Africa

A juvenile lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

An adult lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), in flight in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) in flight, Zimanga game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal., South Africa, Africa

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus), Macatoo, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

An adult lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus), Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Kalahari, Botswana, Africa

Lilacbreasted rollers (Coracias caudatus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

An adult lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), in Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) Serengeti, hunting insect, National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus Linnaeus) perches on branch turning head, Serengeti, Tanzania

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) turns head on leafy branch in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Close-up portrait of a lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) standing on a termite mound tosses insect on mound, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Close-up of a Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) with catchlight flying over the savannah, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) on thin branch in sunshine in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) on termite mound tosses insect in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Close-up of a Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) with catchlight and tucked wing feathers flies from bushes, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) lands on branch carrying grasshopper, Serengeti National Park,, Tanzania

A Lilac Breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus, perched on a small branch.

Bird, lilac breasted roller, Coracias caudatus, takes off in flight

A lilac-breasted roller, Coracias caudatus, standing on the ground, Londolozi Wildlife Reserve, South Africa

A lilac-breasted roller, Coracias caudatus, perches at the top of a dead branch, looking away, against blue grey skies, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) eating an insect on the ground, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) eating an insect on the ground, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa