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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	European Bee-eater	Rufous-crowned Bee-eater
学名	Merops apiaster	Merops americanus
目	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
科	Meropidae	Meropidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	—
翼展	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)
体重	56.0 g (1.98 oz)	36.3 g (1.28 oz)
食性	Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a …	--
产卵数	4-10	3-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Bee-eater 28.0 cm

Rufous-crowned Bee-eater —

翼展

European Bee-eater 38.0 cm

Rufous-crowned Bee-eater 23.3 cm

体重

European Bee-eater 56.0 g

Rufous-crowned Bee-eater 36.3 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

European Bee-eater only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Rufous-crowned Bee-eater only

无

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

鸣唱

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.

Rufous-crowned 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.

Rufous-crowned Bee-eater

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保护状况

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Least Concern

Rufous-crowned 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.

喙

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

Rufous-crowned Bee-eater

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About These Birds

European Bee-eater

拥有栗色、金色和绿松石色的彩虹色羽毛。能熟练地去除蜂刺。在长达2米的隧道形巢穴中繁殖。

Rufous-crowned Bee-eater

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