Merops ornatus

Rainbow Bee-eater at Burrumbuttock, NSW

Merops ornatus at Burrumbuttock, NSW - suppressed
Merops ornatus at Burrumbuttock, NSW - suppressed
Merops ornatus at Burrumbuttock, NSW - suppressed
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Merops ornatus 25 Oct 2022 Darcy

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Pair of bee-eaters landed in some trees. This one got distracted by a bee flying past (last pic)

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  • Merops ornatus Scientific name
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 749.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 251 images trained Machine learning

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