little bee-eater (Merops pusillus)

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Subject:	little bee-eater (Merops pusillus)
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Author C. G. Finch-Davies (1875–1920) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._G._Finch-Davies
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus (adult male and juvenile female)
Date 17 March 1909
Source/Photographer Transvaal Museum, Pretoria
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merops_pusillus00a.jpg

The little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is resident in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It should not be confused with the little green bee-eater, Merops orientalis. Migration is limited to seasonal movements depending on rainfall patterns.
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species: Merops pusillus Statius Muller, 1776
Synonyms: Melittophagus pusillus

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Scientific Name: Merops pusillus Müller, 1776 Common Names: English – Little Bee-eater, French – Guêpier nain French: Guêpier nain German: Zwergspint Spanish: Abejaruco chico Taxonomy: Merops pusillus Statius Müller, 1776, Senegal.

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