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Bee-eater

The bee-eaters are a group of birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty-one species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. All have long down-turned bills…

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Bee-eater

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Edges155
Triples137
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Distribution and habitat · 24
Bee-eater → Africa, Asia, Australia, Because, Bee-eaters, Borneo, China, Europe, European, India, Indonesia, Indonesian, Madagascar, Meropogon, Merops, Nyctyornis, Of, Old World, Single, Six
related to Taxonomy · 20
Bee-eater → Ancient Greek, Austria, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, Coraciiformes, English, European, French, Fry, Fry's, Holocene, In, Israel, Meropia, Meropidae, Merops, New World, Opinions, Pleistocene, Russia, The
related to Breeding · 14
Bee-eater → Bee-eaters, Both, Böhm's, Coraciiformes, In, It, Like, Many, Migratory, Most, Nests, The, Their, There
related to Status · 12
Bee-eater → Conservation, IUCN, Kenya, Least-concern, Malaysia, More, Nature, None, Open, The International Union, There, This
related to Predators and parasites · 11
Bee-eater → Bee-eaters, Brueeliaa, Carnus, Echidnophaga, Haemoproteus, Levant, Meromenopon, Meropoecus, Ornithophila, Other, The
related to Behaviour · 9
Bee-eater → As, Bee-eaters, Colonies, Feeding, Many, Some, The, These, Within
related to Diet and feeding · 8
Bee-eater → European, Insects, One, Prey, Small, Smaller, The, This
related to In culture · 8
Bee-eater → Apollo, Aristotle, Bee-eaters, He, In Greek, The, Theban Botres, Virgil
related to Description · 7
Bee-eater → All, Coraciiformes, Shorter, The, Their, They, Those
related to External links · 5
Bee-eater → Bird, Internet Bird CollectionMeropidae, Life Web, Tree, WorldMeropidae

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bee-eaters species may birds bees prey european ground nest parasites colonies southern although nests family breeding nesting also found feathers

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Bee-eateris asole member of Meropogon0.90text
the kingfishersinstance ofThey share many features with related Coraciiformes0.80text
rollersinstance ofThey share many features with related Coraciiformes0.80text
being large-headedinstance ofThey share many features with related Coraciiformes0.80text
along riversinstance ofbut occur in edge habitat0.80text
in tree-fall gapsinstance ofbut occur in edge habitat0.80text
off trees overhanging ravines or on emergent tree crowns above the main canopy.Species that breed in subtropical or temperate areas of Europeinstance ofbut occur in edge habitat0.80text
Asiainstance ofbut occur in edge habitat0.80text
Australia are all migratoryinstance ofbut occur in edge habitat0.80text
mitesinstance ofbee-eaters accumulate a number of external parasites0.80text
fliesinstance ofbee-eaters accumulate a number of external parasites0.80text
the Levant sparrowhawkinstance ofand the adults are hunted by birds of prey0.80text

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