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Species profile—Merops ornatus (rainbow bee-eater)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Meropidae (bee-eaters) → Merops ornatus (rainbow bee-eater)

Photo of Merops ornatus (rainbow bee-eater) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2013

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Meropidae (bee-eaters)
Scientific name
Merops ornatus Latham, 1801
Common name
rainbow bee-eater
WildNet taxon ID
1764
Alternate name(s)
rainbow bird
Australian bee-eater
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1764.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022