- Nyctyornis amictus
Identification
27–31 cm (10½-12¼ in)
Male
- Bright green plumage
Crimson throat and shaggy breast
- Lilac forehead
- Pale orange-yellow underside of tail with broad blackish terminal band.
Female - like male but forehead red.
Juvenile - entire underparts green including underside of tail.
Distribution
Asia: found in Tenasserim (Myanmar), southern Thailand through the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Usually seen hawking for insects at forest edges. Typical prey consists of wasps, hornets, bees, cicadas, beetles, crickets and ants.
Will also probe into wood for grubs in the manner of woodpeckers.
Breeding
Nests in earth banks near forest streams and roadsides.
Vocalisation
A loud and deep gutteral croaking and crackling call.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Red-bearded Bee-eater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Red-bearded_Bee-eater
