The White-Fronted Bee-Eater (Merops bullockoides) is an East African bird found in the highlands of southwest Kenya, northern Tanzania, Gabon, Botswana, and Natal.

The White-Fronted Bee-Eater has a white forehead, black eye mask, and a bright red lower throat. It has a brown chest, purple-blue rump, green wings and back, and a square green tail.

White-Fronted Bee-Eater

The White-Fronted Bee-Eater can grow to 23 centimetres (9 inches) tall. It eats insects, especially bees.

The White-Fronted Bee-Eater likes forests and hillsides near water. It lives in colonies of 10-20 individuals, but sometimes up t o 150.

For its nest, it will dig a hole in a cliffside.

White-Fronted Bee-Eater

White-Fronted Bee-Eater

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM