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Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater

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The Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater

The blue-cheeked bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name "Merops" is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and "persicus" is Latin for "Persian". It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by DR_M_Z
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Uploaded Dec 19, 2023. Captured Nov 9, 2023 17:45 in محافظة شمال الشرقية،،، Oman.
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  • OM-1
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO250
  • 500mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.