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Merops albicollis

The white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) is a species of bee-eater that breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara. The white-throated bee-eater is migratory, wintering in a completely different habitat in the equatorial rain forests of Africa from southern Senegal to Uganda.

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Photo: Tom Tarrant · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

The white-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis) is a species of bee-eater that breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara. The white-throated bee-eater is migratory, wintering in a completely different habitat in the equatorial rain forests of Africa from southern Senegal to Uganda.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Terrestrial

Video

Representative video of genus MeropsCredit: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0Source ↗

Sounds

flight call, songAnne Ndung'u · Kilifi County, Kenya · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — White-throated bee-eater Wikipedia

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