Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Coraciidae
Genus
Coracias
Species
caudata
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Angola, Kenya, Malawi
Number of Sub-Species
Two Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Open woodlands and savannas with some trees
Distribution and Range
Sub Sahara Africa
Food
Searches for prey from a raised perch then drops down to the ground to grab insects, scorpions, centipedes, snales and small vertibrates.