Scientific name:

Merops bullockoides

Vernacular name:

White-fronted Bee-eater

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Merops bullockoides A. Smith, 1834

White-fronted Bee-eater

Description

The White-fronted bee-eater is endemic to Africa, being found from Gabon and Uganda south to southern Africa, where it prefers areas with grasslands, broad-leaved woodland and bushy pastures. It feeds exclusively on insects, mostly the Apis mellifera (Honey bee) but also bugs, wasps etc. It has one of the most complicated societies of all birds, with each colony, which is made up of 10-20 nests dig into riverbanks or gullies.~ Colonies comprising a number of groups, known as clans. Within each clan is a number families, each containing a breeding pair and 1-5 "helpers", which are usually the previous season's brood.

Merops bullockoides

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