Swallow-tailed Bee-eater - Merops hirundineus

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Swallow-tailed Bee-eateradult, identification

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  • identification
  • adult
  • Abejaruco golondrina
  • abelharuco-andorinha
  • Schwalbenschwanzspint
  • Merops hirundineus
  • Coraciiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Coraciiformes
Family : Meropidae
Species : Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : lixa100147
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Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2010 Oct
Country : Botswana (bc)
Region : Chobe
Place : Chobe National Park Chobe National Park
Lat. : 18° 40' 42'' South
Lng. : 24° 30' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
Exposure : 1/400 s

aperture : 10

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 900

Flash : no