Bee-eaters  -  Family:  Meropidae

Photo by Diana Davey

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            Rainbow  Bee-eater  -  Merops ornatus
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C 967 - E.Beringen

C 794 - E.Beringen

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C 793 - E.Beringen

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C 968 - E.Beringen

D 109 - D.Davey

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Taxonomy:
 
Phylum:   Chordata    (Chordates)
          > Subphylum:   Vertebrata    (Vertebrates)    
                    > Class:   Aves    (Birds)
                              > Order:   Coraciiformes    (Kingfishers  and  Allies)
                                        > Family:   Meropidae    (Bee-eaters)
                                                  > Genus:   Merops   
                                                            > Species:   M. ornatus  -  Rainbow Bee-eater 
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References  and  links:
      Cayley, Neville W., What Bird is that?, (2011, Signature Edition), Australia’s Heritage Publishing Pty. Ltd., Sydney.
      Menkhorst, P. et al, (2017), The Australian Bird Guide, CSIRO Publishing, Clayton, Victoria.
      Pizzey, G. & Knight, F.(Illust.), (2012), The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, (9th Ed. Edited by S. Pizzey), Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney.

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Photographic  Contributions:
Beringen,  Erik.                                C 793  -  C 794  -  C 967  -  C 968.
Davey,  Diana.                                  D 109.
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