A lime-green bee-eater with a thin black mask edged with aquamarine blue. Bright yellow-and-red throat patch is small compared to many other bee-eaters. Somewhat similar to Blue-tailed Bee-eater; look out for less extensive blue around the eye on Blue-tailed, the namesake blue tail, and a larger orange throat patch compared to Blue-cheeked Bee ...

A large bee-eater which appears greenish overall. Note the bluish-green forehead, the long blue streak down the throat to the breast, and the dull yellow belly with green streaks. It has a dark, heavy bill and a long tail.

Elegant, slender bird of open country, frequently seen in flight or perched on exposed snags or telephone wires. Adult green overall, with blue tail, thin black mask, and rufous throat; bright rufous underwings visible in flight. Juvenile similar but paler, with tannish throat and shorter tail, lacking the adult's elongated central tail feathers.

An easily overlooked forest bee-eater of West and Central Africa, often found in the forest interior and near forest edge or tree-fall gaps. Dark overall, with a bluish to blue-purple head, belly, and tail, a red throat, a dark eye-line, and a reddish back.

Large green bee-eater with a rufous throat patch. Found in almost any open habitat, including savannah, cultivation, scrub, and grassland. Often perches up conspicuously, singly or in small groups.

A lime-green bee-eater with a thin black mask edged with aquamarine blue. Bright yellow-and-red throat patch is small compared to many other bee-eaters. Somewhat similar to Blue-tailed Bee-eater; look out for less extensive blue around the eye on Blue-tailed, the namesake blue tail, and a larger orange throat patch compared to Blue-cheeked Bee ...

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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater. Olive Bee-eater. European Bee-eater. bee-eater sp. Kingfishers. Malachite Kingfisher. African Pygmy Kingfisher. Gray-headed Kingfisher. Woodland Kingfisher. Brown-hooded Kingfisher. Striped Kingfisher. Giant Kingfisher. Pied Kingfisher. kingfisher sp. Rollers and Allies. European Roller.

White-throated Bee-eater. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater. Olive Bee-eater. European Bee-eater. Kingfishers. Malachite Kingfisher. African Pygmy Kingfisher. Gray-headed Kingfisher. Woodland Kingfisher. Striped Kingfisher. Giant Kingfisher. Pied Kingfisher. kingfisher sp.

A small, dainty bee-eater of arid, open terrain with scattered trees, including semideserts, palm groves, and gardens. Mainly green with a slender black face mask, throat band, and a stunning electric-blue face and throat.