southern African wet season, and the chicks usually hatch at the beginning of December. Unlike most bee-eaters, the species does not practice cooperative breeding and post-fledging dependence is only around 19 days, which is typical of temperate zone passerines and about half that of most Meropidae species. Gallery References External links Olive bee-eater - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. olive bee-eater Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa olive bee-eater olive bee-eater