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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:bird
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gptkbp:behavior
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gregarious
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gptkbp:breedingSeason
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September to January (Australia)
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gptkbp:callsign
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high-pitched trill
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gptkbp:clutchSize
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3–7
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:Rainbow_bee-eater
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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Least Concern
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gptkbp:cooperativeBreeding
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yes
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Louis_Jean_Pierre_Vieillot
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1817
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gptkbp:diet
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insects
bees
wasps
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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elongated central tail feathers
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:southern_New_Guinea
gptkb:Lesser_Sunda_Islands
northern and eastern Australia
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Meropidae
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gptkbp:fledgingPeriod
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about 28 days
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gptkbp:foragingBehavior
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catches insects in flight
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Merops
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gptkbp:habitat
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forests
farmlands
open woodlands
sand ridges
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rainbow bee-eater
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gptkbp:incubationPeriod
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about 24 days
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gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem
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gptkb:IUCN3.1
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gptkbp:length
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19–24 cm
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gptkbp:lifespan
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up to 6 years
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gptkbp:migratory
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yes
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:New_Guinea
gptkb:Timor
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gptkbp:nesting
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burrows in sandy banks
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gptkbp:nocturnalRoosting
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yes
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gptkbp:notableFor
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colorful plumage
aerial insect hunting
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Coraciiformes
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gptkbp:plumage
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rainbow-colored
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gptkbp:predators
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snakes
birds of prey
monitor lizards
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gptkbp:removesStingsFromPrey
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yes
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Merops_ornatus
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gptkbp:sexualDimorphism
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males have longer tail streamers
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gptkbp:weight
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20–28 g
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gptkbp:wingspan
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29–33 cm
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Meropidae
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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