Merops ornatus

Rainbow Bee-eater at Chiltern, VIC

Merops ornatus at Chiltern, VIC - 29 Oct 2024
Merops ornatus at Chiltern, VIC - 29 Oct 2024
Merops ornatus at Chiltern, VIC - 29 Oct 2024
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Merops ornatus 31 Oct 2024 Darcy

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Several Bee-eaters foraging from atop the cattle yards

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  • Merops ornatus Scientific name
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 749.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 226 images trained Machine learning

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