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Common Name

Rosy Bee Eater

Alternate Names

Common Type

Bee Eater

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae

Genus

Merops

Species

malimbicus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Ghana,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Forages for prey in various habitats including savannas, woodlands, tree canopies and close to the surface of water bodies.

Distribution and Range

Humid forests of w and central Africa

Food

Catch on the wing various flying insects including bees, butterflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, flies, beetles and many ants.

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