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Common Name

Madagascar Bee Eater

Alternate Names

Olive Bee Eater

Common Type

Bee Eater

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae

Genus

Merops

Species

superciliosus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Madagascar,

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Partially migratory with breeding in the southern portion of their range.

Preferred Habitat

Grassland and coastal mountain forests

Distribution and Range

Eastern Sub Sahara Africa and Madagascar

Food

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

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