European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) Українська: «Урочище Гора Козинська», Києво-Святошинський район, Лісниківська сільська рада
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Date 13 August 2015, 19:05:55
Author Smyk iLya
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The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and apiaster is Latin, also meaning "bee-eater", from apis, "bee".