
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.
Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
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Uploaded Jan 2, 2015. Captured Jun 2, 2008 18:34 in Fevzi Çakmak Mh., Okul Caddesi, Bozova/Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
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