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  • Scientific names
    • Merops hirundineus
  • English
    • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

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Recent Observations

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Observer

godutchbaby

Date

Jul 25, 2009 07:24 AM PDT

Description

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

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Description from Wikipedia

The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in savannah woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. It is partially migratory, moving in response to rainfall patterns.

Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.