Bee-eater, Swallow-tailed 


Swallow-tailed Bee-eater - Merops hirundineus
The Gambia - November 2018

The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater was originally described as Dicrocercus hirundineus.  It breeds in savannah woodlands of Africa, south of the Sahara.  These framegrabs were taken from video recorded in The Gambia during November 2018 - video link.








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