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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

Makes them sort of the renters of the woodpecker world rather than homeowners. The beautiful Red-bearded Bee-eater differs from most other bee-eaters in that it is not a colonial breeder but rather nests solitary or in pairs ( source ). This bee-eater is another bird species with a somewhat underwhelming work ethic.