自然英语

Lilac breasted Roller Birds


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This amazing bird can be found in Eastern and southern Africa nearthe equator. They live in woodland areas and bushy savannah’s. This birds dietconsists of arthropods, small vertebrates, insects, spiders, and even otherbirds sometimes. They have quite a smart way of finding prey, if there is awildfire they will hunt near the fire to catch fleeing animals. Otherwise,they’ll just sit on trees looking out for prey. 

This birds predators are mainly bigger birds of prey but theyaren’t endangered. This species is quite territorial and will attack others intheir territory. Lilac breasted rollers are kenya’s national birds, mainlybecause they are one of the most vibrant birds. They have 8 bright colors whichare green, white, black, turquoise, dark blue, reddish brown, and lilac. Thebirds bright color are probably used for mating, they also perform aerial displayswhile looking for a mate. They have a lifespan of around 10 years and usuallyhave the same mating partner for life. 

What do you think of this birds vibrant colors? 

For wild suzhou i’m palm tree and thank you for listening.

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自然英语By 荒野苏州自然频道

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