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White-fronted Bee Eater I am not sure if I get the ID correct on this one. Bee Eater,Bird,Geotagged,Hluhluwe,KwaZulu Natal,Merops bullockoides,South Africa,White-fronted Bee-Eater,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. It looks like you had the common name right, yet the binomial name is Merops bullockoides. Posted 8 years ago
    1. Thanks for correcting, Ferdy :D
      I had thought my picture doesn't look too similar with the others of the species.
      Posted 8 years ago

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The white-fronted bee-eater is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa. The species has a distinctive white forehead, a square tail, and a bright red patch on its throat. It nests in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or earthen banks, and can usually be seen in low trees, waiting to hunt passing insects by making quick hawking flights or gliding down before hovering briefly to catch the prey.

Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jun 6, 2017. Captured Jun 29, 2013 18:09 in R618, South Africa.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/10.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 300mm