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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Black-headed Bee-eater	Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Scientific Name	Merops breweri	Merops nubicoides
Order	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Family	Meropidae	Meropidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	24.3 cm (9.6 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)
Weight	50.0 g (1.76 oz)	59.75 g (2.11 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-3	2-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Black-headed Bee-eater only

🌲 Forest

Southern Carmine Bee-eater only

🏖️ Coastal 🌾 Grassland 🌿 Wetland

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-headed Bee-eater

Least Concern

Southern Carmine Bee-eater

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About These Birds

Black-headed Bee-eater

The Black-headed Bee-eater is a large, striking bee-eater with a black head, a brilliant green back, and vivid red-chestnut underparts. It inhabits the forest-savanna transition zone and forest clearings in west-central Africa, particularly Cameroon, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Like other bee-eaters, it hunts bees, wasps, and other flying insects, catching them in aerial sallies from exposed perches.

Southern Carmine Bee-eater

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