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Alcedoffula alcedinis

Alcedoffula alcedinis

Classification

Class
Insecta

The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a bee-eater species mostly seen in open habitats close to water. It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many populations are strongly migratory, and seen seasonally in many parts but breeding colonially in small areas across their range, mostly in river valleys, where they nest by tunneling into loamy sand banks. Description This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Denmark · 1