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Blue-tailed bee-eater

Merops philippinus

Description:

This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green; its face has a narrow blue patch with a black eye stripe, and a yellow and brown throat; the tail is blue and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 23–26 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike.

Habitat:

Found them in a small shrub inside IIM Trichy campus.

Notes:

Video Link : https://youtu.be/KtHPvONEIB8

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Nidhin Basheer
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Nidhin Basheer

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Oct 9, 2016
Submitted on Oct 9, 2016

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