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..     EUROPEAN BEE-EATER (merops apiaster).     ..

Image: John Gould

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 25-29cm

Wingspan: 36-40cm

Weight: 50-70g

Caracteristic, bell-like 'prewit' in flight.

 

Sandpits, riverbanks and quarries.

 

Rare, annual visitor

Green

?x?mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

Wild: 20 years

Captivity: 60 years

Europe: 90-200,000 pairs

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