Merops gularis Shaw, 1798 is a animal in the Meropidae family, order Coraciiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Merops gularis Shaw, 1798
Merops gularis, the black bee-eater, is a small colored bird native to Sub-Saharan African intra-tropical rainforest.
Merops gularis Shaw, 1798, commonly called the black bee-eater, reaches an adult length of approximately 20 centimeters, or 8 inches. This species is a predominantly black bird, distinguished by a scarlet chin and throat, a streaked breast, a pale blue eyebrow, blue belly, blue undertail-coverts, blue rump, and rufous-colored primaries. This bird is native to the intra-tropical rainforest of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766
Merops hirundineus A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793
Merops viridissimus Swainson, 1837
Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882
Merops cyanophrys (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817
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