# Lilac-breasted Roller

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_Coracias caudatus_ · [Coraciidae](/family/coraciidae) · Resident

Gewone Troupant

A compact, brightly coloured roller of open savanna. Adults show lilac on the throat and breast, turquoise underparts, and long outer tail streamers. Often sits in the open on a bare perch.

- Status: Resident
- Size: 36–38 cm. Length includes the tail streamers. Figures are approximate.

## Photographs

_No photograph is stored for this species yet._

## Telling it apart

### Chick and juvenile vs adult

| Mark | Juvenile | Adult |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Throat | buff (#E4C98A) | lilac (#B07CC8) |
| Breast | buff (#E4C98A) | lilac (#B07CC8) |
| Tail shape | shorter streamers | long outer streamers |

### Winter (non-breeding) vs summer (breeding) plumage

**No visible difference.**

### Male vs female

**No visible difference.**

### In flight, from above vs from below

**From above.** Turquoise wings and a brown back, with the tail streamers trailing.

**From below.** Turquoise underwings and belly, with the lilac breast.

### Perched or walking, from the front, back and side

**Front.** Lilac throat and breast face the viewer.

**Back.** Brown back and turquoise rump, with the tail streamers behind.

**Side.** Lilac breast, turquoise belly, and long outer tail streamers.

### Calls and songs, males vs females

**No visible difference.**

The notes below are not separated by sex.

- Call: A harsh rattle.

## Population

**Approximate estimate.** Kruger has no formal bird census. Any figure here is approximate.

No numeric estimate yet.

Trend: Unknown.

to be researched

### Sources

No sources cited yet.

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