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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	European Bee-eater	Blue-moustached Bee-eater
学名	Merops apiaster	Merops mentalis
目	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
科	Meropidae	Meropidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Near Threatened
体長	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	—
翼開長	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	16.9 cm (6.7 in)
体重	56.0 g (1.98 oz)	23.7 g (0.84 oz)
食性	Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a …	--
一腹卵数	4-10	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Bee-eater 28.0 cm

Blue-moustached Bee-eater —

翼開長

European Bee-eater 38.0 cm

Blue-moustached Bee-eater 16.9 cm

体重

European Bee-eater 56.0 g

Blue-moustached Bee-eater 23.7 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

European Bee-eater only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Blue-moustached Bee-eater only

🌲 Forest

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.

Blue-moustached 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.

Blue-moustached Bee-eater

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保全状況

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Near Threatened

Blue-moustached 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

Blue-moustached 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。

Blue-moustached Bee-eater

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