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Merops nubicus

Merops nubicus,Northern Carmine Bee-eater

The red Bee-eater's scientific name is Merops nubicus, and its foreign name is Northern Carmine bee-eater. It mainly feeds on bees, locusts, grasshoppers and other flying insects as its main food. When it hunts, it mainly waits for flying insects to pass by, flies to catch them, and quickly retu

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Scientific Name Merops nubicus,Northern Carmine Bee-eater
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Lifespan No textual research information is available
IUCN Status LC
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    The red Bee-eater's scientific name is Merops nubicus, and its foreign name is Northern Carmine bee-eater. It mainly feeds on bees, locusts, grasshoppers and other flying insects as its main food. When it hunts, it mainly waits for flying insects to pass by, flies to catch them, and quickly returns to the origin to pecker. Red bee-eaters also like to follow the flock of local tribes to catch grasshoppers, locusts, mosquitoes and other insects.

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    Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2009 Bird Red List.




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    Key characteristics, appearance, and habitat information.

    Traits & Behavior

    It is one of the famous red bee-eaters of Africa (i.e. red and southern red bee-eaters).

    Appearance

    Red bee-eaters resemble other bee-eaters in appearance and are similar to both males and females, with a long, curved black beak, blue-green head, black mask around the eyes, red eyes, pink or dark red back, red belly, light blue belly, square tail feathers, and long central tail feathers, making them more conspicuous.

    Distribution & Habitat

    It is distributed in central and southern Africa, including the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula and the entire African continent south of the Sahara Desert (Tropic of Cancer).
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