Ethiopian bee-eater
| Ethiopian bee-eater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Meropidae |
| Genus: | Merops |
| Species: | M. lafresnayii
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| Binomial name | |
| Merops lafresnayii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
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The Ethiopian bee-eater (Merops lafresnayii) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Sudan. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the blue-breasted bee-eater.[2]
The Ethiopian bee-eater is a rainforest bird usually found singly. It perches on a high branch in the canopy beside tracks and clearings and swoops down on small butterflies, honeybees and other insects before returning to its original perch.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Merops lafresnayii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
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- Birds of West Africa
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