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Merops viridis |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Family: bee-eaters |
Order: Coraciiformes |
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Blue-throated bee-eater |
Guêpier à gorge bleue |
Abejaruco gorgiazul |
Malaienspint |
Migration: range extension |
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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)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (2001) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |