Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) [XC202081]
by Marc Anderson from KM 16-18, Kaengkrachan NP, Thailand (call)
Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) [XC344608]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Kerala Police Acaemy Campus, Ramavarmapuram, Thrissur, Kerala, 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.