Meropidae
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Meropidae is a family of brightly colored, slender, insect-eating birds commonly known as bee-eaters, found across Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe and Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meropidae canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| billShape | long slightly decurved bill ⓘ |
| characteristic |
brightly colored plumage
ⓘ
downcurved bill ⓘ long pointed wings ⓘ slender body ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | bee-eaters ⓘ |
| diet |
bees
ⓘ
flying insects ⓘ insects ⓘ wasps ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | control of flying insect populations ⓘ |
| flightStyle | strong agile flight ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | aerial hawking of insects ⓘ |
| habitat |
grassland
ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ riverbanks ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| hasVernacularName | bee-eater family ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migration | many species are migratory ⓘ |
| nestingSite | burrows in sandy banks ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Meropogon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merops NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyctyornis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Coraciiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both sexes incubate eggs
ⓘ
cooperative breeding in some species ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryPreyCaptureMethod | sallying from exposed perches ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | ornithologists worldwide ⓘ |
| reproduction | cavity nesters in self-excavated tunnels ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
gregarious
ⓘ
often colonial breeders ⓘ |
| tailFeature | often elongated central tail feathers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalColor |
blue
ⓘ
chestnut ⓘ green ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| venomHandling | remove stings of bees and wasps before eating ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.