Picture of Lilac-breasted RollerA description of Lilac-breasted Roller as shown in picture above! Scientific name; (Coracias caudata)! Lilac-breasted Roller birds inhabits areas of acacia country consisting of palm trees that are spaced far apart, grasslands, game lands, riverside areas and even farm land! Lilac-breasted Roller birds are very clever indeed, they prey on animals escaping bush fires! But on the whole, their natural diet in the wild are grasshoppers, beetles, lizards, small amphibians and crabs! Lilac-breasted Roller birds has the most peculiar nesting habits, they make their nest in unusual places such as in termites hill or in trees that already filled with natural holes, and further to that, their nests are not lined! Roller birds get their names from their elaborate courtship which consists of a very fast, shallow dive from inflated heights with arising and falling rolling motion! | |
