Iconic Birds
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.0065 kg
Dietbeetle, bee, Odonata, termite, wasps
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The European bee-eater is a bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in southern and central Europe, northern and southern Africa, and western Asia. Except for the resident southern African population, the species is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its usual range, with occasional breeding in northern Europe.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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