Black Bee-eater vs Asian Green Bee-eater

Merops gularis 对比 Merops orientalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black Bee-eater Asian Green Bee-eater
学名 Merops gularis Merops orientalis
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Meropidae Meropidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 17.4 cm (6.9 in) 18.2 cm (7.2 in)
体重 28.0 g (0.99 oz) 20.5 g (0.72 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Black Bee-eater only

Asian Green Bee-eater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Black Bee-eater

Least Concern

Asian Green Bee-eater

About These Birds

Black Bee-eater

The Black Bee-eater is a vividly colored bird of West and Central African rainforests, distinguished by its deep black plumage relieved by a brilliant scarlet throat and turquoise-blue rump and tail. It inhabits the canopy and edges of lowland tropical forests from Sierra Leone east to Uganda. Like other bee-eaters, it sallies from exposed perches to capture bees, wasps, and other flying insects in midair.

Asian Green Bee-eater

The Asian Green Bee-eater is a slender, brilliantly colored bird found across South Asia and the Middle East in open country and scrub. Weighing about 20.5g with a wingspan of 18.2cm, it has vivid green plumage with a black mask and elongated central tail feathers. It hunts bees, wasps, and other flying insects with agile aerial sallies.

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