Bee-eater
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The bee-eaters are a group of birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty-one species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in southern Europe, Australia, and Ne
African bee eaters composite
Rainbow bee-eaters, a Merops species
Merops species such as the white-fronted bee-eater usually have a black bar through the eye.
The blue-bearded bee-eater is associated with forests, where it forages in edge habitats
European bee-eater
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The European bee-eater is a bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It has the largest range of any the bee-eater species. It breeds in southern and central Europe, northern and southern Afri
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…found in Austria, and there are Holocene (from 11,700 years ago to present) specimens from Israel and Russia, but all have proved to be of the extant European bee-eater. Opinions have varied as to the bee-eater's nearest relatives. In 2001, Fry considered the kingfishers to be the most likely, whereas a large study…
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Eggs of Merops apiaster
European bee-eater chasing an Aglais butterfly in flight
Feeding bee-eater—the female (in front) waits for the male's offering