Summary ²

The little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is resident in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It should not be confused with the little green bee-eater, Merops orientalis. Migration is limited to seasonal movements depending on rainfall patterns.

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1. (c) Tom Tarrant, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Littlebeeeater.jpg/460px-Littlebeeeater.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merops_pusillus

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