The European bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The genus name "Merops" is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and "apiaster" is Latin, also meaning "bee-eater", from "apis", "bee".
Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
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Uploaded Jun 8, 2014. Captured Jun 7, 2014 13:21 in 303, Balvan, Bulgaria.
