Swallow-Tailed Bee-Eater

Swallow-Tailed Bee-Eater

Merops hirundineus

Predict Sightings

Habitat

Canopy

Diet

Invertebrate

Active Time

Diurnal

Size

22 g

LCAvesCoraciiformesMeropidae

Seasonal Activity

36,629 sightings · 2000–2026

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Meropidae

Traits

Diet
Invertebrate
Foraging
Canopy
Activity
Diurnal
Body mass
22 g

Photo

(c) Friso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Friso

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