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ShrublandCavity nestSmall · 23 g
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The adult red-throated bee eater grows to about 20 to 22 cm (8 to 9 in) in length with a moderately long tail, but no streamers. The upper parts are green and the red chin and throat are distinctive, though about 1% of individuals have a yellow throat. The hind neck, breast and underparts are buff, and the under-tail coverts and thighs are bright blue. To the east of the Central African Republic, the birds have blue facial features while to the west these features are green.
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When to see the Red-throated Bee-eater
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-throated Bee-eater
The map shades 18 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Sudan.
About the Red-throated Bee-eater
The red-throated bee-eater is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. This species is native to the Sudan (region). It has a wide range and large total population, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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Easily confused with
Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicusThis species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly colored, slender bird, predominantly carmine in color, except for a greenish blue head and throat and distinctive black mask.
Black Bee-eaterMerops gularisThe black bee-eater grows to a length of about 20 cm (8 in).
African Green Bee-eaterMerops viridissimusIt is 16–18 centimetres (6.3–7.1 in) long excluding the elongated central tail feathers, which are an additional 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) long.
Side by side: Olive Bee-eater vs Red-throated Bee-eater · Northern Carmine Bee-eater vs Red-throated Bee-eater · Black Bee-eater vs Red-throated Bee-eater · African Green Bee-eater vs Red-throated Bee-eater
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