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Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Photo by KdonGalay
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southeastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, seen seasonally in much of peninsular India and the Philippines.

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Philippine Wildlife
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedMay 8, 2014

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