Merops ornatus

2 Rainbow Bee-eater at Tharwa, ACT

Merops ornatus at Tharwa, ACT - 29 Oct 2019 11:54 AM
Merops ornatus at Tharwa, ACT - 29 Oct 2019 11:54 AM
Merops ornatus at Tharwa, ACT - 29 Oct 2019 11:54 AM
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Identification history

Merops ornatus 31 Oct 2019 Illilanga
Merops ornatus 30 Oct 2019 RodDeb

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one was seen flying into a nearby bank of dirt and disappeared for a short time

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Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Merops ornatus Scientific name
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 800m Recorded at altitude
  • 264 images trained Machine learning

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