European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Query: Meropidae

Result: 66^th of 165

Subject:	European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
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European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Description
Français : Lyon Renaissance. Arts et humanisme.
Author Olivier
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierre_Eskrich_-_Gu%C3%A9pier_d%27Europe_(Merops_apiaster).jpg

The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and apiaster is Latin, also meaning "bee-eater", from apis, "bee".

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