White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,082
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa. The species has a distinctive white forehead, a square tail, and a bright red patch on its throat. It nests in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or earthen banks, and can usually be seen in low trees, waiting to hunt passing insects by making quick hawking flights or gliding down before hovering briefly to catch the prey.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “White-fronted bee-eater”.