Merops ornatus

1 Rainbow Bee-eater at Wallum

Merops ornatus at Wallum - 14 Nov 2023
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Identification history

Merops ornatus 16 Nov 2023 MatthewFrawley
Unidentified 15 Nov 2023 Ruby

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just learning how to use this site and am hoping an image of a Rainbow Bee Eater was uploaded with this record. it would be great if someone could let me know if its visible. cheers.

2 comments

AaronClausen wrote:
   15 Nov 2023
Great sighting @Ruby ! Yep can see this one loud and clear, another important record for Wallum CC @MatthewFrawley
   16 Nov 2023
Good find, thanks for submitting.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

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

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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