About the Asian Green Bee-eater
The Asian green bee-eater, also known as the little green bee-eater, and just green bee-eater, is a bird species in the bee-eater family. It is resident or with short-distance seasonal movements, and is found widely distributed across Asia from coastal southern Iran east through the Indian subcontinent to Vietnam. Populations in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that were formerly assigned to this species are now considered to be distinct species, the African green bee-eater and the Arabian green bee-eater. They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water. Several regional plumage variations are known and several subspecies have…
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Like other bee-eaters, this species is a slender, richly coloured bird. It is 16–18 centimetres (6.3–7.1 in) long excluding the elongated central tail-feathers, which are an additional 7 cm (2.8 in) long. The entire plumage is bright green, tinged with blue especially on the chin and throat, while the crown and upper back are tinged with golden rufous. The flight feathers are rufous washed with green and tipped with blackish. A fine black eyestripe line runs in front of and behind the eye, and there is also a slender black crescent at the top of the breast below the throat.
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What the Asian Green Bee-eater sounds like
Where the Asian Green Bee-eater lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Oman.
When to see the Asian Green Bee-eater
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterThis species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird.
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusThis species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird.
Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatusRainbow bee-eaters are brilliantly coloured birds that grow to be 23–28 cm (9.1–11.0 in) in length, including the elongated tail feathers, and weighing 20–33 g (0.71–1.16 oz).
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