Arabian Green Bee-eater vs Black Bee-eater

Merops cyanophrys comparé à Merops gularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Arabian Green Bee-eater Black Bee-eater
Nom scientifique Merops cyanophrys Merops gularis
Ordre Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Famille Meropidae Meropidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 18,0 cm (7.1 in) 17,4 cm (6.9 in)
Poids 17,5 g (0.62 oz) 28,0 g (0.99 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-7 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Arabian Green Bee-eater only

Black Bee-eater only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Arabian Green Bee-eater

Least Concern

Black 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.

Black Bee-eater

The Black Bee-eater is a vividly colored bird of West and Central African rainforests, distinguished by its deep black plumage relieved by a brilliant scarlet throat and turquoise-blue rump and tail. It inhabits the canopy and edges of lowland tropical forests from Sierra Leone east to Uganda. Like other bee-eaters, it sallies from exposed perches to capture bees, wasps, and other flying insects in midair.

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