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Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis Scientific name definitions

Hilary Fry and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 23, 2014

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Blue-throated Bee-eater, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies

Monotypic.
Distribution of the Blue-throated Bee-eater - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Blue-throated Bee-eater

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Recommended Citation

Fry, H. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.btbeat2.01
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