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Common Name

Blue Cheeked Bee Eater

Alternate Names

Common Type

Bee Eater

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae

Genus

Merops

Species

persicus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Iraq, Malawi

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Breeds in subtropical semi desert with few trees and winters in open woodland or grassland.

Distribution and Range

Breeds in n Africa and parts of the middle east; winters in tropical Africa.

Food

From an open perch will spot and then fly out to catch on the wing bees, wasps and hornets.

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