Blue-moustached bee-eater
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Merops mentalis

The blue-moustached bee-eater (Merops mentalis ) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae.It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

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The blue-moustached bee-eater is a rainforest bird usually found singly. It perches on a high branch in the canopy beside tracks and clearings and swoops down on small butterflies, honeybees and other insects before returning to its original perch.

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References

1. Blue-moustached bee-eater Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-moustached_bee-eater
2. Blue-moustached bee-eater on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22736513/95136294
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/351902

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