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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	European Bee-eater	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Nome científico	Merops apiaster	Merops hirundineus
Ordem	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Família	Meropidae	Meropidae
Estado de conservação	Least Concern	Least Concern
Comprimento	28,0 cm (11.0 in)	—
Envergadura	38,0 cm (15.0 in)	18,9 cm (7.4 in)
Peso	56,0 g (1.98 oz)	23,5 g (0.83 oz)
Dieta	Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a …	--
Tamanho da postura	4-10	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Bee-eater 28,0 cm

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater —

Envergadura

European Bee-eater 38,0 cm

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 18,9 cm

Peso

European Bee-eater 56,0 g

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 23,5 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

European Bee-eater only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Swallow-tailed 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

Canto

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.

Swallow-tailed 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.

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Bee-eater

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

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About These Birds

European Bee-eater

The European bee-eater is one of the most colorful birds in Europe, displaying a rainbow palette of chestnut, gold, and turquoise. True to their name, bee-eaters specialize in catching venomous insects, skillfully removing the stinger before consumption. They nest in colonies, excavating tunnel burrows up to two meters into sandy banks.

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

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