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Blue-tailed Bee Eater

Merops philippinus

Photo by Dhiren
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Comments (5)
AshleyT
I'm pretty sure it's an immature Blue-tailed Bee Eater that just hasn't gotten in its long tail feathers yet.
Dhiren
@staccyh, Thanks a lot.. just waiting for some one's help..:)
staccyh
Lovely photo! As Cactus said, it's some kind of bee eater. I'm just not great with ID'ing them! Hopefully someone will help you out soon :)
Dhiren
@Cactus-pup, it looks like Bee eater but it is found that Bee-eaters has long pointed tail but it doesn't have...
Cactus-pup
Looks like it could be some kind of species of bee-eater.
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PublishedJune 23, 2014

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