Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus Müller, PLS, 1776

Little Bee-eater, Merops pusillus, is a widespread breeding bird across Africa and belongs to the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It lives in open country with bushes, including savanna, bushveld and marshy areas, often close to water. This is the smallest African bee-eater, and it is a slender species with green upperparts, a yellow throat, a black gorget, brown upper breast and a buffish ochre belly. The wings are green and brown, the bill and legs are black, and the tail is square with a slight fork.

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae — Bee-eaters

Breeding range

Africa: widespread