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Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

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Description:

A small Bee-eater is a brightly-colored, slim and delicate bird with a green body and a black bill. Its head and face are chestnut-colored, with a prominent necklace-like black mark around the neck, it has a central pair of prolonged tail feathers.

Habitat:

Bushy land, gardens, near cultivation.

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2013

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