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Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

Photo by gperocho
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Description:

is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and The Gambia to Ethiopia, the Nile valley, western Arabia and Asia through India to Vietnam. 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.

Habitat:

grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water

Species ID Suggestions

Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

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Comments (3)
Yaniv and Sarit Wainer
This is perfect for the Birds of Israel mission, please consider adding it: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1047336009
gperocho
thank you marta! yes they really are pretty. i saw alot of them today but got few pictures :-)

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PublishedJanuary 5, 2012

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