The lilac-breasted roller, with its colorful pastel plumage, might just be on the unofficial list for the most beautiful bird in the world. While native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the lilac-breasted roller has long attracted bird lovers from far and wide. Late spring and summertime is the peak season for this open-woodland-dwelling bird, whose plumage is most resplendent under the light of a beaming sun. Coracias caudatus earns its common name from the lilac feathers adorning its lower part of the throat and chest. However, the lilac-breasted roller’s colorful wardrobe doesn’t end there. Males and females are similarly decorated, with white-creamy faces, dark eye line, a thick black bill, turquoise underbellies and tail feathers, and bold royal blue wingtips. The lilac-breasted roller’s vibrant color palette is accented by long, dark tail streamers that act as rudders, allowing the bird to perform aerial acrobatics in the sky. This impressive species can live up to …