▁Mer op idae . ▁Most ▁species ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁Africa ▁but ▁others ▁occur ▁in ▁southern ▁Europe , ▁Mad agas car , ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁They ▁are ▁character ised ▁by ▁rich ly ▁col oured ▁pl um age , ▁sl ender ▁bodies ▁and ▁usually ▁el ong ated ▁central ▁tail ▁fe athers . ▁All ▁are ▁colour ful ▁and ▁have ▁long ▁dow nt urn ed ▁b ills ▁and ▁pointed ▁wings , ▁which ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁sw allow - like ▁appearance ▁when ▁seen ▁from ▁af ar . ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁Blue - che ek ed ▁be e - e ater , ▁Mer ops ▁pers icus ▁European ▁be e - e ater , ▁Mer ops ▁api aster ▁ ▁Typ ical ▁roll ers ▁Order : ▁C ora ci iformes Family : ▁C ora ci idae ▁ ▁Roll ers ▁res emble ▁c rows ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁build , ▁but ▁are ▁more ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁king fish ers ▁and ▁be e - e aters . ▁They ▁share ▁the ▁colour ful ▁appearance ▁of ▁those ▁groups ▁with ▁bl ues ▁and ▁brow ns ▁pre domin ating . ▁The ▁two ▁inner ▁front ▁to es ▁are ▁connected , ▁but ▁the ▁outer ▁toe ▁is ▁not . ▁There ▁is ▁ 1 ▁species ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁European ▁roll er , ▁C ora cias ▁g arr ulus ▁ ▁Ho opo es ▁Order : ▁Buc er ot iformes Family : ▁Up up idae ▁ ▁Ho opo es ▁have ▁black , ▁white ▁and