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The black bee-eater grows to a length of about 20 cm (8 in). It is a predominantly black bird, with a scarlet chin and throat, a streaked breast, a pale blue eyebrow, blue belly, undertail-coverts and rump, and rufous primaries.
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When to see the Black Bee-eater
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black Bee-eater
The map shades 15 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black Bee-eater
The black bee-eater is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest where it is found at the edges of the rainforest and in secondary woodland.
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Easily confused with
African Green Bee-eaterMerops viridissimusIt is 16–18 centimetres (6.3–7.1 in) long excluding the elongated central tail feathers, which are an additional 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) long.
Rufous-crowned Bee-eaterMerops americanusThe rufous-crowned bee-eater is a species of bird in the family Meropidae.
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusThe blue-breasted bee-eater, Merops variegatus, exhibits several physically defining characteristics of the Meropidae.
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