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Common Name

Black Bee Eater

Alternate Names

Common Type

Bee Eater

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae

Genus

Merops

Species

gularis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Ghana

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Intra tropical rainforests at the edge and in secondary woodland

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara tropical Africa

Food

Primarily bees taken on the wing but also other flying insects depending upon season and availability of prey.

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Field Notes:

The black bee-eater grows to a length of about 8 in. It is a predominantly black bird, with a scarlet chin and throat, a streaked breast, a pale blue eyebrow, blue belly, undertail-coverts and rump, and rufous primaries

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