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A photo of a Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus)
Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

The northern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicus) is a brightly-coloured bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It is found across northern tropical Africa, from Senegal eastwards to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the southern carmine bee-eater which has a carmine coloured throat rather than the blue throat of the northern species. This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly colored, slender bird, predominantly carmine in color, except for a greenish blue head and throat and distinctive black mask. This species has red eyes, a black, pointed, decurved beak, and elongated central tail feathers. The sexes are similar in appearance, and the juveniles can be distinguished from adults by their lack of elongated central tail feathers and the pinkish brown coloration of their mantle, chest to belly, and flanks. The call is a deep, throaty tunk in flight; a series of rik notes when perched.
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Sightings

A photo of a Northern Carmine Bee-eater photographed in  Uganda
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Craig Clow
Saturday 29 Jul 2023 - 1:45pm
Uganda
A photo of a Northern Carmine Bee-eater photographed in  Chad
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Daniel Disalvo
Sunday 25 Jun 2023 - 1:22pm
Chad
A map showing the sighting location
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Nomathemba Chandiwana
Saturday 01 Apr 2023 - 5:18am
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Nix Asherson
Tuesday 28 Mar 2023 - 6:49am
South Africa
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