Purple-bearded Bee-eater

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Purple-bearded Bee-eater	Home Bird Orders
		Alternate name
	Meropogon forsteni	Scientific name
	Coraciiformes	Order
	Meropidae	Family
	31-32 cm	Length
	Tropical moist forest, up to 1,850 m, in:- [Indonesia:- Sulawesi]	Habitat-Altitude-Range
	White eggs, they nest in a tunnel in a bank.	Clutch
	Flying insects which it hawks from a perch. wasps, bees and hornets form a large part of their diet.	Food Diet
		Habits
	1159	World Number
	Least Concern	Status

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