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Blue-throated Bee-eater
Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Meropidae — Bee-eaters
Blue-throated Bee-eater, Merops viridis, is a bird of the bee-eater family that breeds from southern China to Sumatra, Nias, the Riau Islands, Bangka and Belitung, Java, the northern Natuna Islands and Borneo. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. Its range lies in the Oriental Region. The bird is noted for its blue throat, and the young do not show the full adult plumage at first. It belongs to the order Coraciiformes.
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Meropidae — Bee-eaters
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: s China to Sumatra, Nias (w of n Sumatra), Riau Is. (e of c Sumatra), Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra), Java, n Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo) and Borneo
