🌏 Rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus) The rainbow bee-eater is a strikingly colourful bird, predominantly green with a yellow throat, black eye-stripe, chestnut nape, and a blue rump. Adult males possess elongated central tail feathers. It's widely distributed across Australia, migrating north from southern regions during winter, and also found in eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, and some Pacific islands. These highly social birds are typically seen in small flocks. They hawk insects, especially bees and wasps, on the wing from an exposed perch, and nest colonially in burrows dug into sandy banks or flat ground. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Kanenori via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-bee-dome-merops-ornatus-2224158/ MJBM
🌏 Rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds #AsianBirds | #RainbowBeeEater #MeropsOrnatus | #BeeEaters #BeeEaterFamily 📷: Photo by Kanenori🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds