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Sighting 4530314

Merops ornatus

1 Rainbow Bee-eater at Wodonga, VIC

Merops ornatus at Wodonga, VIC - 25 Nov 2023 10:58 AM
Merops ornatus at Wodonga, VIC - 25 Nov 2023 10:58 AM
Merops ornatus at Wodonga, VIC - 25 Nov 2023 10:58 AM
Merops ornatus at Wodonga, VIC - 25 Nov 2023 10:58 AM
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Identification history

Merops ornatus 25 Nov 2023 MatthewFrawley
Merops ornatus 25 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Merops ornatus 25 Nov 2023 KylieWaldon

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Thought they were swallows whipping back and forth and landing on these sticks. They were way off, but you can see what it is.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Merops ornatus Scientific name
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 800m Recorded at altitude
  • 259 images trained Machine learning

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