#merops orientalis

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Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

Sighted at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Asian Green Bee-eater. (Merops orientalis). India

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Green bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) in India

Govindraj

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Asian Green Bee-eater

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Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

© Martin Flack

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Merops orientalis by Kristian Bell

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June 2, 2019 - Asian Green Bee-eater or Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

These bee-eaters are found in southern Iran, South Asia, much of northern Southeast Asia, and southern China. They feed on bees and wasps, beetles, termites, moths, flies, and other insects, usually catching them in flight. Like other bee-eaters, they often beat their prey against a branch before eating it to break the exoskeleton and remove stingers. Pairs nest in loose colonies, digging long burrows in earth or sand banks.

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Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis), Eilat, Israel by Daniel J. Field