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Little bee-eater
| Little bee-eater | |
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| M. p. argutus, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Meropidae |
| Genus: | Merops |
| Species: | M. pusillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Merops pusillus Müller, PLS, 1776
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The little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae.[2] They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[3] They should not be confused with the little green bee-eater (Merops orientalis). Migration is limited to seasonal movements depending on rainfall patterns.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Merops pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683688A92995977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683688A92995977.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Nigel Redman; Terry Stevenson; John Fanshawe (2010). Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Socotra. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 473. ISBN 9781408135761.
- ^ Eugene M. McCarthy (2006). Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World. Oxford University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-19-518323-8.
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