European Bee-eater vs Little Bee-eater

Merops apiaster 比較対象 Merops pusillus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 European Bee-eater Little Bee-eater
学名 Merops apiaster Merops pusillus
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
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) 15.8 cm (6.2 in)
体重 56.0 g (1.98 oz) 15.8 g (0.56 oz)
食性 Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a … --
一腹卵数 4-10 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
European Bee-eater 28.0 cm
Little Bee-eater
翼開長
European Bee-eater 38.0 cm
Little Bee-eater 15.8 cm
体重
European Bee-eater 56.0 g
Little Bee-eater 15.8 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

European Bee-eater only

None

Little Bee-eater only

None

European Bee-eater

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

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.

Little Bee-eater

Geographic Range & Migration

European Bee-eater

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

Little Bee-eater

保全状況

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Least Concern

Little Bee-eater

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

Little Bee-eater

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。

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