Whitefronted Bee-eater is native to Africa. south of the equator. The white forehead and square tail make this fairly easy to distinguish even if the bright red patch on the throat isn’t visible. They nest in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or banks of earth but are usually seen in lowish trees waiting for passing insects. Their diet is made up primarily of bees (87%) but they also take other flying insects depending on the season and availability of prey. They use 2 hunting methods, either making quick hawking flights from lower branches of shrubs and trees or gliding more slowly down from their perch and hovering briefly to catch insects.

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