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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	European Bee-eater	Arabian Green Bee-eater
学名	Merops apiaster	Merops cyanophrys
目	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
科	Meropidae	Meropidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	—
翼開長	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)
体重	56.0 g (1.98 oz)	17.5 g (0.62 oz)
食性	Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a …	--
一腹卵数	4-10	3-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Bee-eater 28.0 cm

Arabian Green Bee-eater —

翼開長

European Bee-eater 38.0 cm

Arabian Green Bee-eater 18.0 cm

体重

European Bee-eater 56.0 g

Arabian Green Bee-eater 17.5 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

European Bee-eater only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Arabian Green Bee-eater only

🏜️ Desert

European Bee-eater

Open country with scattered trees, sandy banks, and river cliffs for nesting. Breeds in colonies in tunnels dug into earth banks.

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Song & Call Comparison

European Bee-eater

さえずり

A liquid, melodic 'pruik-pruik' or rolling 'prruup-pruup' in flight. Flocks give a distinctive far-carrying bubbling call audible before birds are seen. Considered a pleasant sound.

Arabian Green Bee-eater

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Bee-eater

Southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Winters in tropical Africa. A long-distance migrant.

Arabian Green Bee-eater

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保全状況

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Least Concern

Arabian Green Bee-eater

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Bee-eater

羽毛

Richly colored with a chestnut-brown crown and back, golden-yellow scapulars, turquoise-blue underparts, and a black eye stripe. Central tail feathers are elongated.

くちばし

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

Arabian Green Bee-eater

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About These Birds

European Bee-eater

ヨーロッパで最も鮮やかな色彩を持つ鳥の一つで、蜂や蛍などを捕食する。巣穴をトンネル状に掘る習性がある。

Arabian Green Bee-eater

アラビア半島南部からソマリアにかけての乾燥した草原や低木林に生息するブルーチークドビーイーター。体長27〜30cm。青い頬斑と緑の体が特徴的。昆虫を空中で捕食する。低危険種。

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