rosy bee-eater (Merops malimbicus) Description
Merops malembicus
Date 1820-1863
Source/Photographer [Reichenbach], 3256-3257
Old Latin name Merops malembicus
New Latin name Merops malimbicus
Common name Nederlands: Roze bijeneter
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The rosy bee-eater (Merops malimbicus) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Meropidae
Genus: Merops
Species: Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806