Little Bee-eater closeup at Arusha National Park

We were thrilled to spot this one in Arusha National Park, Tanzania. It certainly is one of the most beautiful birds we ever saw in the wild with our own eyes, and it has a beautiful name to match it.

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Graeme Ruck

Lion

What a beautiful bird, well shot
Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Absolutely stunning, lovely capture Ferdy! And a new bird species...yippee! Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Claire! Posted 11 years ago

Sunil R Agadi

Lion

Pretty bird Posted 11 years ago

Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Hi again Ferdy, since this a little bee-eater, you should probably also edit the caption. Posted 2 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you and done. Posted 2 years ago

The Little Bee-eater

The Little Bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is resident in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It should not be confused with the Little Green Bee-eater, "Merops orientalis". Migration is limited to seasonal movements depending on rainfall patterns.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers

Species identified by WildFlower