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Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus Scientific name definitions

Guy M. Kirwan, Hilary Fry, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.1 — Published October 25, 2022
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Distribution of the Blue-breasted Bee-eater - Range Map
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Distribution of the Blue-breasted Bee-eater

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Recommended Citation

Kirwan, G. M., H. Fry, and P. F. D. Boesman (2022). Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus), version 2.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bbbeat2.02.1
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