Blue-throated bee-eater

Merops viridis

The blue-throated bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Naming

Subspecies ''M. v. americanus'' of The Philippines is sometimes considered a distinct species, the rufous-crowned bee-eater, ''M. americanus''.
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Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyMeropidae
GenusMerops
SpeciesM. viridis
Photographed in
Malaysia