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Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Description:

Blue rump and tail are diagnostic as well as the bright throat with rufous band under it. Predominant colour is green. Have seen them 2x now and both times they were perched on top branches in a pair.

Habitat:

Seen in the trees around our area in Phnom Penh in the early morning light.

Notes:

First sighting of these was actually in the pouring rain in Sihanoukville a couple weeks earlier, but was not clear enough to make a definite ID.

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4 Comments

Thanks, James!

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Wonderful Kathleen

I love them too Hema! We saw them in so many parts of Cambodia! Lifer for me!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

I love these!! How fun to see them in the pouring rain!!Were they enjoying the down pour?

KathleenMcEachern
Spotted by
KathleenMcEachern

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Spotted on Oct 17, 2014
Submitted on Oct 23, 2014

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