A photo of a Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus)
Olive Bee-eater

Olive Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus

The olive bee-eater or Madagascar bee-eater (Merops superciliosus) is a near passerine bee-eater species in the genus Merops. It is native to the southern half of Africa where it is present in Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mayotte; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe. It is a common species with a wide range so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated their conservation status as "least concern". The olive bee-eater grows to a length of 23 to 26 cm. The sexes are similar, and adults have bronzy-green plumage with an olive cap and white forehead, eyebrows, chin and cheeks. The rump and tail are blue, apart from the streamers, which are black.
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Sightings

A photo of a Olive Bee-eater photographed in  Mozambique
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Luke Kroon
Sunday 30 Oct 2022 - 4:18am
Mozambique
A map showing the sighting location
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Luke Kroon
Saturday 29 Oct 2022 - 4:40am
Mozambique
A map showing the sighting location
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Luke Kroon
Saturday 29 Oct 2022 - 4:17am
Mozambique
A photo of a Olive Bee-eater photographed in Ajiamoranjo Madagascar
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Claudio Danesi
Monday 05 Sep 2022 - 2:53am
Madagascar
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