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The species measures 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in length and weighs 17–38 grams (0.60–1.34 oz). [2] The sexes are alike. They have bright green heads, upper parts, and tails; their chins and throats are yellow and outlined in black, with a white extension to the side; their breasts are cinnamon-brown, darkening towards the belly.
Bee-eater nests may be raided by rats and snakes, [38] and the adults are hunted by birds of prey such as the Levant sparrowhawk. [39] The little bee-eater and red-throated bee-eaters are hosts of the greater honeyguide and the lesser honeyguide, both brood parasites. The young honeyguides kill the bee-eater's chicks and destroy any eggs.
Cinnamon-browed melidectes; Cinnamon-chested bee-eater; Cinnamon-chested flycatcher; Cinnamon-crested spadebill; Cinnamon-faced tyrannulet; Cinnamon-headed green pigeon; Cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner; Cinnamon-rumped seedeater; Cinnamon-rumped trogon; Cinnamon-sided hummingbird; Cinnamon-tailed fantail; Cinnamon-tailed sparrow; Cinnamon ...
White-fronted bee-eater, Merops bullockoides; Little bee-eater, Merops pusillus; Blue-breasted bee-eater, Merops variegatus; Ethiopian bee-eater, Merops lafresnayii (A) Cinnamon-chested bee-eater, Merops oreobates; Swallow-tailed bee-eater, Merops hirundineus (A) Somali bee-eater, Merops revoilii; White-throated bee-eater, Merops albicollis
Merops is a large genus of bee-eaters, a group of birds in the family Meropidae, native to Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The members of this family are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers.
Although the little bee-eater is similar in voice, behavior and distribution it is smaller than the blue breasted, with a relatively smaller head as well. Furthermore, the little bee-eater lacks the white margin of cheeks present on the blue breasted. [4] The cinnamon-chested bee-eater which also live in Ethiopia has the black mask and white ...
The turacos, plantain eaters and go-away-birds make up the bird family Musophagidae. They are medium-sized arboreal birds. The turacos and plantain eaters are brightly coloured, usually in blue, green or purple. The go-away birds are mostly grey and white. Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata; Black-billed turaco, Tauraco schuettii
A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2007 showed that the genus is basal and forms a sister group to the remaining members of the bee-eater family. [6] Like other bee-eaters, Nyctyornis species are colourful birds with long tails, long downturned bills and pointed wings. They are large bee-eaters (blue-bearded is the largest of all bee ...