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The chestnut-headed bee-eater is 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) in overall length and weighs 26–33 g (0.92–1.16 oz). The sexes are similar in appearance. The forehead, crown, nape, mantle and ear-coverts are bright chestnut. The lores are black, continued as a thin band under the eye and ear-coverts. The wing coverts, lower back and tertials are green, the latter are tipped with bluish. The rump and uppertail coverts are pale shining blue. The primaries and secondaries are green, rufous on the inner webs, and all tipped dusky.
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When to see the Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
The map shades 13 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
The chestnut-headed bee-eater, or bay-headed bee-eater, is a bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds on the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions, ranging from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka across Southeast Asia to Indonesia.
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Easily confused with
White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesThis species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird, but with a distinctive black mask, white forehead, square tail and a bright red throat.
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMembers of this species, like other bee-eaters, are rich and brightly coloured slender birds.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicusThis species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird.
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