| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:bird 
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                                | gptkbp:behavior | gregarious 
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                                | gptkbp:breedingSeason | March to June 
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                                | gptkbp:clutchSize | 4–8 eggs 
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                                | gptkbp:color | green 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | gptkb:Little_green_bee-eater 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | Least Concern 
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                                | gptkbp:culturalSignificance | featured in Indian art 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Linnaeus 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1758 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | insects dragonflies
 bees
 wasps
 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Meropidae 
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                                | gptkbp:flightNumber | agile and acrobatic 
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                                | gptkbp:foragingBehavior | catches prey in flight 
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                                | gptkbp:foundIn | gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:Egypt
 gptkb:India
 gptkb:Iran
 gptkb:Iraq
 gptkb:Israel
 gptkb:Myanmar
 gptkb:Nepal
 gptkb:Oman
 gptkb:Pakistan
 gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka
 gptkb:Thailand
 gptkb:Vietnam
 gptkb:Yemen
 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Merops 
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                                | gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem | gptkb:IUCN3.1 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 16–18 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:lifespan | about 12 years 
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                                | gptkbp:migratory | partially migratory 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeTo | gptkb:Africa gptkb:Asia
 gptkb:Middle_East
 
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                                | gptkbp:nesting | burrow in sandy banks 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Coraciiformes 
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                                | gptkbp:scientificName | gptkb:Merops_orientalis 
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                                | gptkbp:sexualDimorphism | minimal 
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                                | gptkbp:subspecies | gptkb:Merops_orientalis_cyanophrys gptkb:Merops_orientalis_ferrugeiceps
 gptkb:Merops_orientalis_orientalis
 gptkb:Merops_orientalis_viridissimus
 
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                                | gptkbp:tailLength | elongated central tail feathers 
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                                | gptkbp:threats | habitat loss pesticides
 
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                                | gptkbp:vocalization | soft trill 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Gir_Forest,_India 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Green bee-eater 
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