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Merops philippinus.jpg

Merops philippinus  Linnaeus, 1767

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Home > Birds​ > Merops philippinus
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species: philippinus

  • Common names: Blue-tailed Bee-eater
  • Thai names: นกจาบคาหัวเขียว 
  • Distribution: ​​India to s China, SE Asia, New Guinea and Indonesia. [1] [3]
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Nakhon Sawan (Bueng Boraphet)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Merops philippinus from Thailand.
Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus.jpg
Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus Merops philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766) Bueng Boraphet Nakhon Sawan Thailand January
Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus.jpg
Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766) Bueng Boraphet Nakhon Sawan Thailand January

References:
​[1] Avibase - accessed 23 June 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Merops philippinus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683750A92998513. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683750A92998513.en. Downloaded on 23 June 2020.​​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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