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ViewsSouthern Carmine Bee-eaterFrom Opus
[edit] IdentificationCarmine with blue crown and undertail coverts. [edit] DistributionCentral and southern Africa: North-eastern South Africa, northern and eastern Botswana and north-eastern Namibia, north to Gabon, eastern Zaire and Kenya. [edit] TaxonomyMonotypic. [edit] HabitatOpen woodland, savanna, low-altitude river valleys and floodplains, arid Acacia shrublands. [edit] BehaviourThe nest is at the end of a 1-2m long burrow in an earthen bank, and 2-5 eggs are laid. The diet includes bees and other flying insects. [edit] External Links
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