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;[[:Category:Merops|Merops]] nubicoides | ;[[:Category:Merops|Merops]] nubicoides | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Carmine | + | 24–27 cm (9½-10½ in); tail streamers another 12 cm) |
| + | *Carmine underparts and back | ||
| + | *Blue crown, rump and undertail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Black line through the eye | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC6139 PC Copy.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|marko.marais|marko.marais}}<br />Kalizo lodge, Caprivi strip on the Zambesi river, [[Namibia]], September 2014]] | ||
Central and southern [[Africa]]: North-eastern [[South Africa]], northern and eastern [[Botswana]] and north-eastern [[Namibia]], north to [[Gabon]], eastern [[Zaire]] and [[Kenya]]. | Central and southern [[Africa]]: North-eastern [[South Africa]], northern and eastern [[Botswana]] and north-eastern [[Namibia]], north to [[Gabon]], eastern [[Zaire]] and [[Kenya]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woodland, savanna, low-altitude river valleys and floodplains, arid ''Acacia'' shrublands. | Open woodland, savanna, low-altitude river valleys and floodplains, arid ''Acacia'' shrublands. | ||
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The nest is at the end of a 1-2m long burrow in an earthen bank, and 2-5 eggs are laid. | The nest is at the end of a 1-2m long burrow in an earthen bank, and 2-5 eggs are laid. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet includes bees and other flying insects. | + | The diet includes bees and other flying insects, also locusts and grasshoppers. Unlike [[Northern Carmine Bee-eater]] they are inclined to make use of ground-dwelling birds to flush insects. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 21 April 2017
- Merops nubicoides
Identification
24–27 cm (9½-10½ in); tail streamers another 12 cm)
- Carmine underparts and back
- Blue crown, rump and undertail coverts
- Black line through the eye
Distribution
Central and southern Africa: North-eastern South Africa, northern and eastern Botswana and north-eastern Namibia, north to Gabon, eastern Zaire and Kenya.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open woodland, savanna, low-altitude river valleys and floodplains, arid Acacia shrublands.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is at the end of a 1-2m long burrow in an earthen bank, and 2-5 eggs are laid.
Diet
The diet includes bees and other flying insects, also locusts and grasshoppers. Unlike Northern Carmine Bee-eater they are inclined to make use of ground-dwelling birds to flush insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Carmine Bee-eater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Carmine_Bee-eater
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