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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Photo by Karan Raghwa
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Description:

Large, bright green bee-eater, with turquoise above and below eye mask; rusty throat; breeds in N.W. Africa
This photo was taken at Tarangeri National Park, Tanzania

Habitat:

Sparsely wooded area, wadis, and during migration in wooded savannas; canopy and edges of tall rain forest

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