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Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766
Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766
Merops superciliosus, the olive bee-eater, is a partially migratory bird found across parts of Africa and Madagascar.
Merops orientalis Latham, 1801
Merops orientalis Latham, 1801
Merops orientalis, the green bee-eater, is a colourful insectivorous bird found across parts of Asia.
Merops ornatus Latham, 1801
Merops ornatus Latham, 1801
Merops ornatus, the rainbow bee-eater, is a colorful Australian migratory bird with distinct plumage features.
Merops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892)
Merops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892)
Merops oreobates is an upland, adaptable bee-eater species with distinct plumage that mainly feeds on honeybees.
Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817
Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817
Merops albicollis (white-throated bee-eater) is a slender, richly coloured bird with distinct plumage and size traits detailed here.
Merops gularis Shaw, 1798
Merops gularis Shaw, 1798
Merops gularis, the black bee-eater, is a small colored bird native to Sub-Saharan African intra-tropical rainforest.
Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882
Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882
Böhm's bee-eater (Merops boehmi) is a Meropidae bird found in several southern African countries, named for zoologist Richard Böhm.
Merops persicus Pallas, 1773
Merops persicus Pallas, 1773
Merops persicus, the blue-cheeked bee-eater, is a slender colourful insectivorous bird that nests in sandy tunnels.
Merops bullockoides A.Smith, 1834
Merops bullockoides A.Smith, 1834
White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a coloured African bee-eater with complex cooperative breeding social systems.
Merops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846
Merops nubicoides Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846
Merops nubicoides, the southern carmine bee-eater, is a colourful migratory sociable African bee-eater that nests in burrows.
Merops americanus P.L.S.Müller, 1776
Merops americanus P.L.S.Müller, 1776
Merops americanus is a recently split bee-eater species, often still called blue-throated bee-eater, assessed as least concern by the IUCN.
Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Merops viridis, the blue-throated bee-eater, is a colorful insectivorous bird found across East and Southeast Asia.
Merops viridissimus Swainson, 1837
Merops viridissimus Swainson, 1837
Merops viridissimus is a small African bee-eater found across the Sahel with distinctive yellowish-green throat plumage.
Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
Merops cyanophrys is a small Middle Eastern bee-eater with a distinct blue throat that is not currently under threat.
Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
This is a description of the typical plumage and feather patterning of the Ethiopian bee-eater, Merops lafresnayii.
Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine & Selby, 1828)
Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine & Selby, 1828)
Nyctyornis athertoni, the blue-bearded bee-eater, is the largest bee-eater species, found across South and Southeast Asia.
Nyctyornis amictus (Temminck, 1824)
Nyctyornis amictus (Temminck, 1824)
Nyctyornis amictus is a large, predominantly green colourful bee-eater with a red facial beard and orange eyes.
Coracias cyanogaster Cuvier, 1816
Coracias cyanogaster Cuvier, 1816
Coracias cyanogaster, the blue-bellied roller, is a large, colorful African bird that feeds on large insects and nests in tree cavities.
Coracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783
Coracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783
Coracias abyssinicus, the Abyssinian roller, is a large blue-and-brown African bird that hunts insects and small vertebrates.
Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758
Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758
Coracias garrulus, the European roller, is a long-distance migratory bird that inhabits warm open landscapes and preys on small animals.
Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766
Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766
Coracias caudatus, the lilac-breasted roller, is a colorful African bird with two distinct subspecies.
Coracias spatulatus Trimen, 1880
Coracias spatulatus Trimen, 1880
Coracias spatulatus, the racket-tailed roller, is a distinctive African roller named for its unique paddle-tipped tail streamers.
Coracias temminckii (Vieillot, 1819)
Coracias temminckii (Vieillot, 1819)
Coracias temminckii, the purple-winged roller, is a jay-sized bird with distinct blue plumage and similar sexes.
Coracias naevius Daudin, 1800
Coracias naevius Daudin, 1800
Coracias naevius, the purple roller, is the largest roller, a territorial African bird that hunts ground prey in dry thornveld.
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