Purple roller (Coracias naevius), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Rufus-crowned roller (purple roller) (Coracias naevia), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Rufus-crowned roller (purple roller) (Coracias naevia), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

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

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata) with an insect, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

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

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

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

Rufus-crowned roller (purple roller) (Coracias naevia), Kruger National Park, South Africa, 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

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

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