Kingdom Animalia Order Coraciiformes Genus Merops Higher classification Merops | Phylum Chordata Family Meropidae Scientific name Merops viridis Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Bee‑eater, Merops, Blue‑tailed bee‑eater, Whiskered treeswift | ||
Blue throated bee eater calling
The blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
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- Blue throated bee eater calling
- 2015 bird blue throated bee eater pair in singapore
- In captivity
- References
Subspecies M. v. americanus of The Philippines is sometimes considered a distinct species, the rufous-crowned bee-eater, M. americanus.
2015 bird blue throated bee eater pair in singapore
In captivity
This species is very rare in captivity.The Weltvogelpark Walsrode in Germany kept this species between 1999 & 2004.
References
Blue-throated bee-eater Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA