Friday, October 21, 2016

BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016
837         BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER   Merops philippinus

INDONESIA (Bali)         (50)        

Open country bird seen mainly during northern winter; frequents fields and marshes with scattered trees. 30cms. Range: oriental region, east to New Guinea; partly migratory; Locally and seasonally common winter visitor in the Sudra subregion and Nusa Tenggara; resident on Sulawesi, Flores and in Papua.



















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