Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Date: 10 July 2005
Location: Ukarumpa (Kainantu, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
Notes:
heard trilling call first; three or four in snag, flying out in loops; brightly irridescent in evening sun -- green on back and turquoise rump; fairly short tail; dark mask through eye; cinnamon head and wings flight
See general information about Rainbow Bee-eater.
