European Bee-Eater

Wildlife of the North The white-fronted bee-eater (Merops Bullockoides) is mainly found in southern Africa and has a unique and colourful plumage with an orange head and torso, white forehead, black line across the eye line, red throat and black tipped green tail and wings and blue thighs. They typically reside in tropical areas, open grasslands and wooded savannas. The white-fronted bee-eater forms father-centred breeding relationships and exhibits a cooperative breeding system, which is strong