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Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758 Family: bee-eaters Order: Coraciiformes print version
Blue-throated bee-eater Guêpier à gorge bleue Abejaruco gorgiazul Malaienspint
Migration: range extension

Verbreitungskarte von Merops viridis Resident but dispersive, nomadic or locally migratory in Philippines, Java and Sumatra. Migratory farther N, being summer visitor to China and much of Indochina and partial migrant in S Thailand and Malay Peninsula; in the last region, a post-breeding exodus from coastal lowlands, and flocks migrate S by day in Aug-Oct and return N in Mar-Apr, when local birds are breeding.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 2001)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)