Merops apiaster
Merops apiaster holm oak woodlanddiurnalleast concern
Bee-eater

 

ORDER: Coraciiformes
FAMILY: Meropidae
SIZE: ++

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

OCCURRENCE: summer nesting migrant.
CHARACTERISTICS: back is yellow and red; blueish chest, belly and tail, yellow throat and black mask; long tail.
FOOD: bees and other large-sized flying insects.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: terrestrial; flies in flocks, usually emitting a soft song.

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