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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
15/05/2024 06:54:56 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Southern Carmine Bee-eater*
Id (Atlas):
Merops nubicoides
Description (10 )
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
© flickr.com
Family
Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
Size
38 cm
First Described (Guide )
Des Murs & Pucheran, 1846
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia (B), Zimbabwe (B).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Bees and other flying insects, including grasshoppers and locusts.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)... )
Listen to XC895528
Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides ) [XC895528 ]
by id from Dududu (near Emahlathini), Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (song)
Listen to XC189472
Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides ) [XC189472 ]
by Peter Boesman from Sesheke, Caprivi, Namibia (call)
Nest
In a tunnel in a cliff, usually near river banks. In large colonies.
Subspecies
Considered by some authors as a subspecies of Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Southern Carmine Bee-eater see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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