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How to draw a lilac-breasted roller

The lilac-breasted roller (scientific name: Coracias caudatus) is a vibrant, multi-colored bird that lives in the woodlands and savannas of eastern and southern Africa. Perched on a branch, lilac-breasted rollers keep a watchful eye and gobble up passing arthropods, such as spiders, locusts, beetles, and praying mantises.

Lilac-breasted roller bird

Image by Greg Lasley, via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC).

Lilac-breasted roller bird eating an insect

Image by Alan Manson, via iNaturalist (CC BY).

Lilac-breasted roller bird

Image by Paulo Mascaretti, via iNaturalist (CC0).

How to draw a lilac-breasted roller

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