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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Black-headed Bee-eater	African Green Bee-eater
Nom scientifique	Merops breweri	Merops viridissimus
Ordre	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Famille	Meropidae	Meropidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	—
Envergure	24,3 cm (9.6 in)	18,2 cm (7.2 in)
Poids	50,0 g (1.76 oz)	13,333333333333334 g (0.47 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	--
Taille de la couvée	2-3	4-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Black-headed Bee-eater only

🌲 Forest

African Green Bee-eater only

🌿 Wetland

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-headed Bee-eater

Least Concern

African Green 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.

African Green Bee-eater

The African Green Bee-eater is a slender vivid green bird weighing about 13g from sub-Saharan Africa. It catches bees and wasps in acrobatic aerial pursuits, removing stingers before swallowing prey.

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