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Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486637
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
14 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486608
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
8 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486638
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Take Flight, Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Flying
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486639
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486635
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486634
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486633
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486609
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486606
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486605
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML200899821
eBird checklist S64960605
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Pieter de Groot Boersma
24 Oct 2014
Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A pair, with the male on the left, alongside each other on a branch before flyin
…
Behaviors
Flying
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML200899811
eBird checklist S64960605
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Pieter de Groot Boersma
24 Oct 2014
Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A pair, the male on the left, on the lookout for potential prey. Elevation: 13 m
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201412861
eBird checklist S64821391
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
1 Sep 2014
Maluku Utara, Maluku, Indonesia
Media notes
A bird perched on a branch looking around. Elevation: 285 m. Date added to IBC:
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201830901
eBird checklist S65137637
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
23 Apr 2017
Central, Papua New Guinea
Media notes
A brief front view of an adult before it flies away. Elevation: 446 m. Date adde
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201830891
eBird checklist S65137637
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
23 Apr 2017
Central, Papua New Guinea
Media notes
A side view of an adult perched and looking around. Elevation: 446 m. Date added
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201747971
eBird checklist S65107933
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Colin Trainor
20 Sep 2019
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Media notes
Perched bird giving odd notes-vocalisations, though hard to hear. Elevation: 6 m
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201733361
eBird checklist S65117724
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
20 Aug 2012
Tweed, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
Rear-view of a bird perching in a mangrove. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: J
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201726241
eBird checklist S65117929
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
29 Dec 2005
Tweed, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A bird perched on a branch then flying away. Elevation: 1 m. Date added to IBC:
…
Behaviors
Flying
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201726231
eBird checklist S65117929
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
29 Dec 2005
Tweed, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A bird perched in a tree. Elevation: 1 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201726221
eBird checklist S65118026
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
10 Mar 2006
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
A bird perched on a branch then flying away. Elevation: 598 m. Date added to IBC
…
Behaviors
Flying
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201722061
eBird checklist S65107627
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Matt Weeks
25 Jan 2005
Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A bird perched on a barbed wire, looking for a prey. Elevation: 177 m. Date adde
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201718471
eBird checklist S65107709
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Colin Trainor
17 Jan 2019
Nusa Tenggara Timur, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Media notes
Adult birds in shabby non-breeding plumage, supposed migrants are abundant on Ro
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201640331
eBird checklist S65107372
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Stephen Wallace
24 Feb 2012
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Immature birds watching for insects to catch. Early morning light. Elevation: 55
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201412891
eBird checklist S64821391
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
1 Sep 2014
Maluku Utara, Maluku, Indonesia
Media notes
A bird preening its back, scracthing the head twice and stretching the wing. Ele
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201412881
eBird checklist S64821391
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
1 Sep 2014
Maluku Utara, Maluku, Indonesia
Media notes
Dorsal view of a bird scratching tha head, preening and sunning in a tree. Eleva
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML201412871
eBird checklist S64821391
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
1 Sep 2014
Maluku Utara, Maluku, Indonesia
Media notes
An individual resting on a branch and looking around. Elevation: 285 m. Date add
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML200895031
eBird checklist S64961266
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Pieter de Groot Boersma
21 Jun 2015
Roper Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia
Media notes
Two perched birds on a branch, one of them preening. Elevation: 131 m. Date adde
…
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486636
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486607
eBird checklist S31818202
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
30 Sep 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
ML486215
eBird checklist S31073862
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Sarah Dzielski
8 Aug 2016
Cook, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch, Hold Food In Bill, Take Flight.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
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Flying; Foraging or eating
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