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The Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus), or Senegal roller, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel. The Abyssinian roller is a large bird 28–30 cm. It has a warm brown back, with the rest of the plumage mainly blue.
Gambia, Bansang
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Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
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a huge bird with a length up to 110 cm (43inch). It is the northern cousin of the better known Southern Ground Hornbill.
It lives in dry savanna and open grasslands and forages on the ground where it captures reptiles, small mammals, birds, termites etc
also called Northern Ground Hornbill
bucorvus abyssinicus
noordelijke hoornraaf
bucorve d'Abyssinie
Sudanhornrabe
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Bucorve d'Abyssinie (Bucorvus abyssinicus - Abyssinian Ground Hornbill) à table, parc national Murchison Falls, Ouganda 🇺🇬
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The Abyssinian roller (coracias abyssinicus) or Senegal roller is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel. Abyssinian rollers often perch prominently on trees, posts or overhead wires, like giant shrikes, whilst watching for the large insects and small rodents on which they feed.
Gambia, Bansang
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On our second day in Gambia we visited Kartong, a wetland on the coast formed from old sand workings. This gorgeous bird was surveying the adjacent smallholdings.
This miniscule woodpecker is only found in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and even within its limited range it is uncommon. We managed to find a nest and here is the female paying a visit. The male has a red crown but I didn't manage a decent shot of him. They inhabit high altitude Juniper woodlands, which is exactly the habitat where this was taken at Dinsho nature reserve. I have just typed in the scientific name into Flickr's search engine and only 16 photos appeared, with only one at a nest hole, so I thought this was worth sharing. I hope you agree.