Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Meropidae
Genus
Merops
Species
albicollis
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Ethiopia, Uganda,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Breeding in semi desert and winters in equatorial rain forests.
Distribution and Range
Breeds in s edge of Sub Saharan Africa and sw Arabia; winters in w Africa from Senegal to uganda
Food
From predominant perch spots then flies out to catch on the wing: bees, wasps and hornets plus ants and beetles.