| Madagascar
Bee-eater |
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Green-headed
Bee-eater Olive Bee-eater |
Alternate name |
| Merops superciliosus |
Scientific name |
| Coraciiformes |
Order |
| Meropidae |
Family |
| 27-30cm |
Length |
| Dry savanna, tropical
mangrove, forest, bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands, shoreline, in:- Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Rep. of
Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mayotte, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine (Rare/Accidental), Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar & Zimbabwe |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 2(3)4 White eggs |
Clutch |
| Flying insects which
it hawks from a perch. wasps, bees and hornets form a large part of their diet. |
Food Diet |
| Gregarious
|
Habits |
| 1175 |
World Number |
Least
Concern |
Status |
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