purple-bearded bee-eater, Celebes bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni)

Query: Meropidae

Result: 102^nd of 165

Subject:	purple-bearded bee-eater, Celebes bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni)
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Description
Nyctiornis forsteni
Date 1700-1880
Old Latin name Nyctiornis forsteni
New Latin name Meropogon forsteni
Common name Nederlands: Sulawesibijeneter
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nyctiornis_forsteni_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ16800299.tif

The purple-bearded bee-eater or Celebes bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is an endemic resident on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This species is often seen in clearings inside dense forest.

Meropidae
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