Arabian Green Bee-eater vs Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops cyanophrys verglichen mit Merops nubicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Arabian Green Bee-eater Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Wissenschaftlicher Name Merops cyanophrys Merops nubicus
Ordnung Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Familie Meropidae Meropidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 18,0 cm (7.1 in) 29,0 cm (11.4 in)
Gewicht 17,5 g (0.62 oz) 46,5 g (1.64 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-7 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Arabian Green Bee-eater only

Northern Carmine Bee-eater only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Arabian Green Bee-eater

Least Concern

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

About These Birds

Arabian Green Bee-eater

The Arabian Green Bee-eater is a slender, colorful bee-eater from the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent regions, weighing about 17.5 grams with a wingspan near 18 cm. It sports vivid green plumage with a blue forehead and a distinctive black eye-stripe, catching bees and other flying insects with aerial sallies from exposed perches. It nests colonially in sandy banks and flat ground burrows.

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