A Lilac-Breasted Roller perched and waiting

Lilac-Breasted Rollers are chunky birds. They also have unusually large heads.

I particularly like the long tail streamers which the adults have.

They particularly like perching high on branches and waiting for prey to arrive below. They clearly have exceptional sight. They can swoop down on prey many, many metres away. They remind me of what Cuckoos do in spotting caterpillars in grass across huge distances.