About the Southern Carmine Bee-eater
The southern carmine bee-eater is a species of bee-eater found across sub-equatorial Africa. It was formerly considered conspecific with the closely related northern carmine bee-eater, with the combined species then known as carmine bee-eater.
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This species, like other bee-eaters, is richly coloured and is predominantly carmine in colouration, but the crown and undertail are blue.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Türkiye.
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesThe species measures 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in length and weighs 17–38 grams (0.60–1.34 oz).
White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollisThis species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird.
Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusThe olive bee-eater grows to a length of 23 to 26 cm (9.1 to 10.2 in) with its tail streamers adding up to 7 cm (2.8 in).
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