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WoodlandCavity nestSmall · 35 g
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This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird, but with a distinctive black mask, white forehead, square tail and a bright red throat. The size is 23 cm (9 in.). The upperparts are green, with cinnamon underparts. The call is a deep squeak.
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When to see the White-fronted Bee-eater
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-fronted Bee-eater
The map shades 16 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Nigeria.
About the White-fronted Bee-eater
The white-fronted bee-eater is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaultiThe chestnut-headed bee-eater is 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) in overall length and weighs 26–33 g (0.92–1.16 oz).
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicusThis species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird.
Arabian Green Bee-eaterMerops cyanophrysIt is 16–18 centimetres (6.3–7.1 in) long excluding the elongated central tail feathers, which are an additional 2 cm (0.8 in) long.
Side by side: Little Bee-eater vs White-fronted Bee-eater · Chestnut-headed Bee-eater vs White-fronted Bee-eater · Blue-cheeked Bee-eater vs White-fronted Bee-eater · Arabian Green Bee-eater vs White-fronted Bee-eater
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