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Merops persicus
The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India. It is generally strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, although some populations breed and live year round in the Sahel. This species occurs as a rare vagrant north of its breeding range, with most vagrants occurring in Italy and Greece.
I would love to be able to one day see and photograph this very beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing your spotting with all of us, Ali Hemati Pour
Spotted on Mar 29, 2013
Submitted on Mar 29, 2013
