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European Bee-eater -
Bijeneter
-
Merops apiaster

Image ID:
2687
Date: 
01/06/2013
Location: 
Hortobagy,
Hungary
Description: 

The bird at the left is the male, which is slightly brighter coloured. The female shows clearly more white on the back of her cheeck, just below the blak eye-mask.

Keywords: 
bird |
bee-eater |
european bee-eater |
merops apiaster |
vogel |
bijeneter |
rivers |
steep riverbanks |
sand-banks |
dunes |
sand quarry |
grasslands |
puszta |
steppe |
insect-eater |
cavity-breeder |
colony-breeder |
open habitat with scattered trees |
steile rivieroevers |
rivieren |
zandbanken |
zandgroeven |
poesta |
graslanden |
weilanden |
open habitat met verspreide bomen |
insecteneter |
holenbroeder |
koloniebroeder |
Bird Directive |
bird directive species |
annex I |
vogelrichtlijn |
vogelrichtlijnsoort |
bijlage 1
Category: 
Birds |
Non-passerines |
Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers and Hoopoes |
Places |
Europe |
Hungary |
Hortobagy
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/european-bee-eater-8

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