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Common Name

European Bee Eater

Alternate Names

Common Type

Bee Eater

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae

Genus

Merops

Species

apiaster

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Iraq

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Open country

Distribution and Range

Breeds in southern Europe, n Africa and w Asia; winters to sub-Saharan Africa and w India

Food

From predominant perch spots then flies out to catch on the wing: bees, wasps and hornets plus ants and beetles.

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