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==Description== The Abyssinian roller is a large bird, nearly the size of a [[jackdaw]] at {{cvt|28|β|30|cm}}. It has a warm brown back, with the rest of the plumage mainly blue. Adults have {{cvt|12|cm}} long tail streamers. Sexes are similar, but the juvenile is a drabber version of the adult. Abyssinian roller is striking in its strong direct flight, with the brilliant blues of the wings contrasting with the brown back and the long tail streamers trailing behind. The call of the Abyssinian roller is a harsh [[crow]]-like ''gak'' sound, or a screeched ''aaaargh''.<ref name=HBWA/><ref name=Fry>{{cite book|author1=Fry, C. H. |author2=Fry, K. |name-list-style=amp |title=Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U_XUBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA279 |year=2010 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4081-3525-9 }}</ref>
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