Merops ornatus
Rainbow Bee-eater at Tharwa, ACT
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| Merops ornatus | MichaelBedingfield | 20 Jan 2021 | |
| Merops ornatus | JonSteinbeck | 19 Jan 2021 |
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I looked up to see a Rainbow Bee-eater in a dead tree beside the Gudgenby River. I then saw a second one. They were a male and female. Unfortunately they did not stay long in the dead tree but flew off to the west, across the Gudgenby River to where the trees were covered in leaves. (Sorry, this is from November last year, I am catching up with some photos I have.)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073640-35.526120
- Altitude 571.3m
- Maps Gigerline Nature Reserve
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 8 Nov 2020 08:25 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Merops ornatus Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
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
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Nesting site
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