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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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- Mass
- 20
- Image
- 153 Swallow-tailed bee-eater in flight in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg
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- taxon name
- Merops hirundineus
- Commons category
- Merops hirundineus
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- Merops hirundineus
- litter size
- 2.8
- taxon common name
- abelharuco-de-cauda-forcada
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Juvenile M. h. hirundineus, Namibia M. hirundineus chrysolaimus in The Gambia Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus hirundineus) in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa The swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) is a species of bee-eater native to sub-Saharan Africa. It feeds predominantly on insects, especially bees and their relatives, which are caught in flight from an open perch. Its vivid colors and forked tail are distinctive.
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European Bee-eater
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