Merops ornatus

Rainbow Bee-eater at Stromlo, ACT

Merops ornatus at Stromlo, ACT - 26 Feb 2023 04:14 PM
Merops ornatus at Stromlo, ACT - 26 Feb 2023 04:14 PM
Merops ornatus at Stromlo, ACT - 26 Feb 2023 04:14 PM
Merops ornatus at Stromlo, ACT - 26 Feb 2023 04:14 PM
Merops ornatus at Stromlo, ACT - 26 Feb 2023 04:14 PM
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Identification history

Merops ornatus 11 Mar 2023 Liam.m
Merops ornatus 11 Mar 2023 CarbonAI
Merops ornatus 11 Mar 2023 KorinneM

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User's notes

Was kinda cool to catch one coughing up a pellet and get a parent with an insect that they then passed off to the juvenile (I presume).

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  • Merops ornatus Scientific name
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 749.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 250 images trained Machine learning

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