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Chestnut-headed bee eater

Merops leschenaulti

Photo by adarsha.joisa
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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti

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C.Sydes
Some sort of Bee eater?, more commonly there is a lightening of the head colour towards the base of the bill. This uniform brown head is outside my experience

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