Blue-tailed Bee – eater

Merops philippinus

Description

Merops philippinus is a rather large (30 cm) bird species. Black stripes through the eyes of the heart by blue lines below and above it. Green head and coat. Tunggir and blue tail. Yellow chin. Chestnut brown throat. Chest and belly pale green. Orange lower wings are visible while flying. Black iris, black beak, dark brown legs.

Population Size

Increasing

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

30 cm

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Coraciiformes

FAMILY

:

Meropidae

GENUS

:

Merops

SPECIES

:

Merops philippinus

Distribution

Merops philippinus has a habitat in open areas near water. rice fields, swamps, mangroves, famous to an altitude of 1,200 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Breed: South Asia, Philippines, Sulawesi, Irian.

Migrants: Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara

Habits and Lifestyle

Flying in circles, hovering, in groups or with swallows. Snatching insects in space. Perch back to rest or eat prey. The group that was migrating flew very high.

Lifestyle

Colony

Biome

Open areas near the water

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Merops philippinus is a type of bee-eating bird, beetle, dragonfly, grasshopper

Diet : Carnivora

Mating Habits

They breed from April to May in India nesting colonically with nest holes placed near vertical mud or even looking for sloping ground. Almost the nest can reach a depth of 2 meters. Eggs 5 to 7 eggs and cared for by the parent, both male and female.

Reproduction session : April to May

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 5 – 7 eggs

 

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This species has a very wide range, and therefore does not approach the threshold so it is included in the Least Concern category

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Reference

  1. Kirik-Kirik Senja on Wikipedia article 
  2. Chestnut-headed bee-eater on Wikipedia article 
  3. Merops leschenaultia on Red List IUCN site