rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)

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Subject:	rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
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English: Merops ornatus, Rainbow or Australian Bee-eater by John Gould from Birds of Australia published London, 1848. This accurately restored version by Martin Halley of Restoredprints.com.
Date 5 January 2016, 23:24:20
Source RestoredPrints.com archive
Author John Gould
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birds_of_Australia_Vol_II_Plt_16_-_Rainbow_Bee-eater_-_Merops_ornatus_Restored.jpg

The rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is the only species of Meropidae found in Australia.
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species: Merops ornatus Latham, 1801.

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Scientific Name: Merops ornatus Latham, 1801 Common Names: Rainbow Bee-eater French: Guêpier arc-en-ciel German: Regenbogenspint Spanish: Abejaruco australiano Taxonomy: Merops ornatus Latham, 1801, New South Wales, Australia.

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