Male Red-Cheeked Cordonbleu perched behind an Abyssinian Roller, in a tree near the north-western bank of the Tapoa River, a few km south-west of of the Tapoa entrance to Parc W in south-western Niger. Poor photograph taken from an observation tower along the Tapoa River.

Large blue bird with dark tail streamers and a rough squawk. Unmistakable. Photo taken from an observation tower along the north-western bank of the River Tapoa, several km south-west of the Tapoa entrance to Parc W in south-western Niger. Photo quality poor -- at the limits of the 36X optical + digital magnification of my camera.