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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Blue-bearded Bee-eater* |
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Nyctyornis athertoni |
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Description (10)
Family
Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
Size
33 - 37 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Jardine & Selby, 1830)
Habitat
Sparse to fairly dense forest with clearings. From sea-level - 2,000 m.
Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Laos (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Singly or in small groups.
Food
Mainly bees.
Voice
A dry 'kit-tik... kit-tik' in a series. Also a hollow nasal 'kyao'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)
Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) [XC19013]
by David Farrow from Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand (call)
Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) [XC262849]
by Dilip KG from Booluvampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (call)
Nest
In a burrow excavated in a mud bank.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 4 - 6
Color: white
Dimensions: 28 x 25 mm
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- athertoni (Jardine & Selby, 1830) - Western, eastern and northern India (Western and eastern Ghats, southern Himalayas) east to Indochina.
- brevicaudatus (Koelz, 1939) - Hainan.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Blue-bearded Bee-eater see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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