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Green bee eater

Merops orientalis

Photo by SaurabhThakur
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Description:

They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water. Several regional plumage variations are known and several subspecies have been named.

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PublishedJanuary 13, 2016

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