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Birds
White-fronted bee-eater
White-fronted bee-eater · Merops bullockoides
The white-fronted bee-eater immediately catches the eye with its white forehead patch and lively flocking behaviour along riverbanks.
Fact file
- Size
- About 23 cm long with a slender body and a long, pointed tail
- Males and females
- Male and female look the same
- Sounds
- Melodious, rapid “trik-trik” while hunting
- Diet
- Hunts flying insects, especially bees and wasps
- Offspring
- Breeds in colonies, lays 2 to 5 eggs in self-dug earth tunnels
How to identify White-fronted bee-eater
White-fronted bee-eaters shine in vivid colours. Their plumage is green on the back, with a chestnut-brown throat, a white forehead patch and a reddish-brown breast band. The face is contrasted by a dark eye stripe, while the back of the head shimmers slightly golden yellow.
At around 23 cm in length, the white-fronted bee-eater looks slender and elegant. The long, pointed wings and the distinctively elongated central tail feathers make it unmistakable. The white forehead in particular sets it apart from other bee-eater species.
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