Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Mystery Bird: Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Merops oreobates

grrlscientist | July 7, 2009

tags: Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Merops oreobates, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Merops oreobates, photographed at Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Dan Logen, 8 August 2006 [larger view]. Nikon D2X, 200-400 mm VR lens at 400. ISO 320, 1/400, f/5. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.

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