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Merops orientalis
They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water. Several regional plumage variations are known and several subspecies have been named.
It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and The Gambia to Ethiopia, the Nilevalley, western Arabia and Asia through India to Vietnam.
Spotted on May 1, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012
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It's probably a golden finch(Fort Lee's bird)!