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Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

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Merops hirundineus

Photo by Mybs
Photo taken: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa (1,200 km's NW of Cape Town).

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 External Links

[edit] Identification

20-22cm. Green, yellow throat, blue gorget and black eye stripe and beak. Sexes are alike.

[edit] Distribution

Sub-Saharan Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Savanna woodlands.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air.

They nest in sandy banks, or similar flat ground. They make a relatively long tunnel in which the 2 to 4 spherical, white eggs are laid. These birds feed and roost communally.