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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ	European Bee-eater	Ethiopian Bee-eater
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์	Merops apiaster	Merops lafresnayii
อันดับ	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล	Meropidae	Meropidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์	Least Concern	Least Concern
ความยาว	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	—
กว้างปีก	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)
น้ำหนัก	56.0 g (1.98 oz)	23.95 g (0.84 oz)
อาหาร	Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a …	--
จำนวนไข่	4-10	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Bee-eater 28.0 cm

Ethiopian Bee-eater —

กว้างปีก

European Bee-eater 38.0 cm

Ethiopian Bee-eater 19.1 cm

น้ำหนัก

European Bee-eater 56.0 g

Ethiopian Bee-eater 23.95 g

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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

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Ethiopian Bee-eater only

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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

เสียงร้อง

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.

Ethiopian 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.

Ethiopian Bee-eater

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Least Concern

Ethiopian Bee-eater

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Bee-eater

ขนนก

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.

ปาก

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

Ethiopian 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.

Ethiopian Bee-eater

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