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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] | ||
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* ''M. o. flavoviridis'' in the subdesert steppes of [[Chad]] to Red Sea coast of [[Sudan]] | * ''M. o. flavoviridis'' in the subdesert steppes of [[Chad]] to Red Sea coast of [[Sudan]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:27, 2 July 2015
- Merops orientalis
Identification
16-18cm
- Green upper parts
- Head and underpart colours vary according to subspecies
- Green wings
- Black beak
Sexes similar
Distribution
Africa, Middle East and Asia:
Northern Africa: Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda
Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Iran
Asia: Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- M. o. viridissimus in the savanna of Senegal to Eritrea, Ethiopia and western Sudan
- M. o. flavoviridis in the subdesert steppes of Chad to Red Sea coast of Sudan
- M. o. cleopatra in Nile Valley (Lake Nasser to delta)
- M. o. cyanophrys on the Arabian Peninsula
- M. o. najdanus on the central Arabian plateau
- M. o. beludschicus from the north end of Persian Gulf to Baluchistan and western India
- M. o. orientalis from the Rann of Kutch to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
- M. o. ferrugeiceps from Assam and Myanmar to Vietnam
Habitat
Around water bodies, river sides, open cultivated areas, scrub forests, parks and gardens, open woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
They catch bees and other insects in flight and retun to the same perch to batter them to remove the sting before eating.
Breeding
Nests are made in a tunnel in sandy banks. The 4 to 8 spherical white eggs are incubated by both the male and the female.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- AvianWeb
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Asian Green Bee-eater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Asian_Green_Bee-eater
External Links
