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The Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in south eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory.
Blue-tailed Bee-eater from behind, showing the blue rump and tail
This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green; its face has a narrow blue patch with a black eye stripe, and a yellow and brown throat; the tail is blue and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 23–26 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike.
This is a bird which breeds in sub-tropical open country, such as farmland, parks or rice fields. It is most often seen near large waterbodies. Like other bee-eaters it predominantly eat sinsects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.This species probably takes bees and dragon flies in roughly equal numbers. The insect that are caught are beaten on the perch to kill and break the exo skeleton. This habit is seen in many other members of the coraciiformes order.
These bee-eaters are gregarious, nesting colonially in sandy banks or open flat areas. They make a relatively long tunnel in which the 5 to 7 spherical white eggs are laid. Both the male and the female take care of the eggs. These birds also feed and roost communally. The call is similar to that of the European Bee-eater.
The Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in south eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory.
Blue-tailed Bee-eater from behind, showing the blue rump and tail
This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green; its face has a narrow blue patch with a black eye stripe, and a yellow and brown throat; the tail is blue and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 23–26 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike.
This is a bird which breeds in sub-tropical open country, such as farmland, parks or rice fields. It is most often seen near large waterbodies. Like other bee-eaters it predominantly eat sinsects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.This species probably takes bees and dragon flies in roughly equal numbers. The insect that are caught are beaten on the perch to kill and break the exo skeleton. This habit is seen in many other members of the coraciiformes order.
These bee-eaters are gregarious, nesting colonially in sandy banks or open flat areas. They make a relatively long tunnel in which the 5 to 7 spherical white eggs are laid. Both the male and the female take care of the eggs. These birds also feed and roost communally. The call is similar to that of the European Bee-eater.
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