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Common Name

Blue Throated Bee Eater

Alternate Names

Common Type

Bee Eater

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Meropidae

Genus

Merops

Species

viridis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Brunei, Singapore

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Usually resident with limited migration between islands

Preferred Habitat

Sub tropical and tropical mangrove forests

Distribution and Range

S China, Thailand and Indochina to Sumatra, Borneo and Java

Food

From an open perch will spot and then fly out to catch on the wing bees, wasps and hornets.

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Field Notes:

Blue-throated bee-eaters practice asynchronous brooding, which means that chicks hatch at different times, often pairing with siblicide

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