Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Meropidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Coraciiformes Genus Merops | |
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Similar Blue‑headed bee‑eater, Black‑headed bee‑eater, Rosy bee‑eater, Black bee‑eater, Somali bee‑eater | ||
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The blue-moustached bee-eater (Merops mentalis) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
The blue-moustached 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.
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