Swallow-tailed Bee-eater showing off its plumage

The swallow-tailed bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family ''Meropidae''. It breeds in savannah woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. It is partially migratory, moving in response to rainfall patterns.

This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. Its colours and readily visible forked tail make this species unmistakable. It is mainly green with a yellow throat, blue gorget and black eye stripe and beak. It can reach a length of 20–22 cm,.. more