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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater On the last 5kms to the Sankele Sanctuary, thought it was a Blue-breasted or a Little Bee-eater. Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater,Merops persicus,Oromia,Rift Valley,Sankele Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

On the last 5kms to the Sankele Sanctuary, thought it was a Blue-breasted or a Little 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
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Uploaded Dec 10, 2025. Captured Nov 18, 2023 12:52.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • ISO1600