Southern Carmine Bee-eater - Merops nubicoides
Guêpier carmin
It lives in woodlands, savannahs and flood plains. They are insectivorous. Colony nesters, they excavate long horizontal tunnels with the bill in river banks. Sexes similar. Adult has elongated central tail feathers. Vit dans les régions boisées, la savane et les plaines jouxtant les cours d'eau. Insectivore nichant en colonies. Fait son nid dans de longs terriers le long des berges, qu'il creuse avec son bec. Sexes identiques. L'adulte a les plumes centrales de la queue plus longues.
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Order : Coraciiformes
Family : Meropidae
Species : Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Age : Adult
Reference: cadw21134
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Geographic range
Date taken : 2005 Mar
Geographic data
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Limpopo Province
Place : Kruger National Park
Latitude : 23° 49' 17'' South
Longitude : 31° 30' 0'' East
Exif data
Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70
Exposure : 1/640 s
Aperture : 7.1
Focal : 400 mm
Flash : no
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Southern Carmine Bee-eater
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