Black-headed Bee-eater vs Asian Green Bee-eater

Merops breweri से तुलना Merops orientalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-headed Bee-eater Asian Green Bee-eater
वैज्ञानिक नाम Merops breweri Merops orientalis
गण Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
कुल Meropidae Meropidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 24.3 cm (9.6 in) 18.2 cm (7.2 in)
वजन 50.0 g (1.76 oz) 20.5 g (0.72 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Black-headed Bee-eater only

Asian Green Bee-eater only

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black-headed Bee-eater

Least Concern

Asian Green Bee-eater

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.

Asian Green Bee-eater

The Asian Green Bee-eater is a slender, brilliantly colored bird found across South Asia and the Middle East in open country and scrub. Weighing about 20.5g with a wingspan of 18.2cm, it has vivid green plumage with a black mask and elongated central tail feathers. It hunts bees, wasps, and other flying insects with agile aerial sallies.

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